Large Molecule Heimat
Dense gas cloud
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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]
| Molecular cloud | |
|---|---|
| Observation data: J2000.0[1] epoch | |
| Right ascension | 17h 47m 20.0s [1] |
| Declination | −28° 22′ 17″ [1] |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 0.3[2] ly |
