Large Molecule Heimat

The Large Molecule Heimat is a dense gas cloud located in the molecular cloud Sagittarius B2.[2] Many species of molecule, including aminoacetonitrile (a molecule related to glycine), ethyl formate,[3] and butyronitrile,[3] have been detected in the Large Molecule Heimat.[2][4]

Large Molecule Heimat
Molecular cloud
Observation data: J2000.0 [1] epoch
Right ascension 17h 47m 20.0s [1]
Declination−28° 22′ 17″ [1]
ConstellationSagittarius
Physical characteristics
Radius0.3[2] ly

References
  1. Wenger; et al. "Large Molecule Heimat". The SIMBAD astronomical database. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. "New organic molecules in space". Max Planck Society. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. "Two highly complex organic molecules detected in space". Royal Astronomical Society. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. "Max Planck researchers identify new organic molecule in space". CORDIS. Publications Office of the European Union. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2015.


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