Galactic Worm 123.4-1.5 (GW 123.4-1.5) is an H I region with a mass of approximately 105 MSun.[3] It has an unusual mushroom-shaped structure that may be the result of having been formed by an infalling cloud slamming through the disc of the Milky Way from the other side. The high-velocity cloud in question is theorized as having hit at around 100 km/s, 5×107 years ago.[2]

GW 123.4-1.5
Interstellar cloud
H I region
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension00h 55m [1]
Declination+61° 24′[1]
Distance12,400 ± 3,900 ly   (3800±1200[2] pc)
ConstellationCassiopeia
See also: Lists of nebulae

References

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  1. ^ a b "GW 123.4-1.5". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ a b Baek, Chang Hyun; Kudoh, Takahiro; Tomisaka, Kohji (2008). "How was the Mushroom-shaped GW 123.4–1.5 Formed in the Galactic Disk?". The Astrophysical Journal. 692 (1): 434–444. arXiv:0801.3186. Bibcode:2008ApJ...682..434B. doi:10.1086/589556. S2CID 17971014.
  3. ^ English, Jayanne; Taylor, A. R.; Mashchenko, S. Y.; Irwin, Judith A.; Basu, Shantanu; Johnstone, Doug; Basu, Shantanu; Johnstone, Doug (2000). "The Galactic Worm GW 123.4−1.5: A Mushroom-shaped H I Cloud". The Astrophysical Journal. 533 (1): L25–L28. arXiv:astro-ph/0003081. Bibcode:2000ApJ...533L..25E. doi:10.1086/312592. PMID 10727383. S2CID 5878889.