IC 1848
E524138
IC 1848, also known as the Soul Nebula, is a large emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Cassiopeia, often paired with the nearby Heart Nebula (IC 1805).
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
emission nebula ⓘ nebula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Soul Nebula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Westerhout 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 150 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentConstellation | Cassiopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | IC 1805 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestObservedIn |
autumn
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalog | Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dark dust lanes
ⓘ
embedded protostars ⓘ massive OB stars ⓘ molecular clouds ⓘ stellar nurseries ⓘ young star clusters ⓘ |
| declination | +60° 26′ ⓘ |
| discoveredInCatalogue | Index Catalogue (IC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 1.8 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
about 6000 light-years ⓘ |
| emitsStronglyIn |
H-alpha
ⓘ
infrared ⓘ |
| excitedBy | ultraviolet radiation from massive stars ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about +0.9° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 137° ⓘ |
| hasNearbyObject | open cluster IC 1848 (embedded) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape | resembling a human embryo or soul in images ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | triggered star formation by stellar feedback ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
astrophotography ⓘ |
| isTypeOf |
diffuse nebula
ⓘ
ionized gas region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cassiopeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | IC 1805 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heart and Soul Nebula complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perseus Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOf | active star formation ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 02h 51m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
IC 1805