Intertwined birth and death: a Herbig-Haro outflow resolves the distance to Vela Junior

Janette Suherli, Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Samar Safi-Harb +8

The distance to the Vela Junior supernova remnant (RX J0852.0-4622 or G266.2-1.2) has long remained uncertain, limiting our understanding of its physical properties. Using VLT/MUSE…