GUM 37

Gum 37 / RCW 54c is a diffuse HII emission region with the adjacent star cluster NGC 3572 in the Southern Hemisphere. Situated in the southern constellation of Carina this is region that is often overlooked due to the presence of the more popular and brighter Statue of Liberty nebula. Gum 37 contains the “Southern Tadpoles” adjacent to NGC 3572. Typical of many of the southern hemisphere gems there is limited information on this deep sky object. NGC 3572 spans 100 light-years across and is 9,000 light-years away.