SECCO 1

SECCO 1 is a star-forming stellar system in the Virgo Cluster. It became the first discovered blue blob in 2016. It hosts a number of H II regions.

References

  1. ↑ Bellazzini, M.; Armillotta, L.; Perina, S.; Magrini, L.; Cresci, G.; Beccari, G.; Battaglia, G.; Fraternali, F.; de Zeeuw, P. T.; Martin, N. F.; Calura, F.; Ibata, R.; Coccato, L.; Testa, V.; Correnti, M. (June 2018). "Alone on a wide wide sea. The origin of SECCO 1, an isolated star-forming gas cloud in the Virgo cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 476 (4): 4565–4583. arXiv:1802.05625. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty467. ISSN 0035-8711.