IRDC G11.11-0.11
| Data from IRDC G11.11-0.11 Epoch : J2000.0 Equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Right ascension | 18 h 11 m , 0 |
| declination | −39 ° 37 ′, 0 |
| distance | approx. 11 k ly |
IRDC G11.11-0.11 is a dense, cold molecular cloud in the constellation Sagittarius . In infrared images it stands out as a dark, serpentine structure against the lighter background of the diffuse emission of the galactic level in the mid-infrared. The object is about 11,000 light years from Earth. The abbreviation IRDC stands for Infrared Dark Cloud (German infrared dark cloud).