Any scientists know what this might be?

• by pmj

  Simbad has this down as an object of unknown nature. I can't make out if it is in this galaxy or in front of it. Unless the colour is an artifact it is blue/green, and there is another greenish area below and to the right of it.

  Posted July 31, 2013 7:37 PM

• by jules moderator

  Good catch everyone! The Examine page takes you to a nearby smaller blob (with a different ObjID) rather than the striking blue one in this image which is marked as having a spectrum but I haven't been able to locate it yet..

  Posted July 31, 2013 10:19 PM

• by mlpeck

  Here's the "interactive spectrum" from DR9 -- for some reason Navigate doesn't recognize an object there:

  http://dr9.mirror.sdss3.org/spectrumDetail?plateid=455&mjd=51909&fiber=132.

  This must be a star forming region in the galaxy, judging by the redshift.

  Posted July 31, 2013 11:24 PM