IC 1590

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IC 1590 is a young open star cluster embedded within the emission nebula NGC 281 in the constellation Cassiopeia, notable for its role in illuminating and shaping the surrounding gas and dust.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf open star cluster
young star cluster
age a few million years
ageClass very young
apparentPosition near the center of NGC 281
associatedWith NGC 281 NERFINISHED
Pacman Nebula NERFINISHED
bestObservationSeason autumn
bestSeenFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
catalog Index Catalogue NERFINISHED
contains ionizing stars of NGC 281
massive OB stars
discoveredIn early 20th century
discoveryCatalogue Second Index Catalogue (IC II) NERFINISHED
distanceFromEarth approximately 2.8 kiloparsecs
approximately 9000 light-years
embeddedIn H II region NGC 281 NERFINISHED
emission nebula NGC 281 NERFINISHED
equatorialHemisphere northern sky
galacticLocation Perseus spiral arm NERFINISHED
hasEnvironment dusty nebular region
molecular cloud associated with NGC 281
hasMemberType intermediate-mass stars
low-mass young stellar objects
massive O-type stars
pre-main-sequence stars
hasMorphologicalEffect creates pillars and globules in NGC 281
hasPhysicalProcess photoionization of surrounding nebula
radiation-driven gas evaporation
stellar feedback
triggered star formation
hasResearchTopic X-ray emission from young stars
disk evolution in young stellar objects
initial mass function in young clusters
isIonizingSourceOf NGC 281 H II region NERFINISHED
locatedIn Milky Way
NGC 281 NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Cassiopeia NERFINISHED
observedIn X-ray wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
partOf NGC 281 star-forming complex NERFINISHED
role illuminates surrounding gas and dust in NGC 281
shapes surrounding gas and dust in NGC 281
studiedFor feedback from massive stars
star formation in clustered environments
triggered star formation at H II region edges

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NGC 281 (Pacman Nebula) hasEmbeddedStarCluster IC 1590
subject surface form: NGC 281
NGC 281 (Pacman Nebula) hasOpenCluster IC 1590
subject surface form: NGC 281