L1448-IRS2E

L1448-IRS2E is an object located in LDN 1448, being part of the Perseus molecular cloud. A clump of dense gas and dust, L1448-IRS2E is one-tenth as luminous as our sun and thus is unlikely to be a true protostar at this time. However, its density is high enough that it is ejecting streams of matter from itself, and so it is a likely candidate for the first discovered core in hydrostatic quasi-equilibrium. This would mean that L1448-IRS2E represents an early phase in stellar development which has so far remained unobserved due to the short time that a star spends in this phase and the low luminosity which comes from a star not yet developed past it.

L1448-IRS2E
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension  03h 25m 25.9s[1]
Declination +30° 45′ 03″
Other designations
JCMTSE J032525.9+304502

References
  1. "NAME LDN 1448 IRS 2E". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-12-23.


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