IC 2177
E545071
IC 2177, commonly known as the Seagull Nebula, is a large, diffuse emission nebula located on the border of the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
diffuse nebula ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Seagull Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | approximately 2.5 degrees ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | approximately 15 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | star-forming regions ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Orion Arm of the Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | dark-sky sites ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | winter months ⓘ |
| catalog | Index Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| contains |
dark nebulae
ⓘ
embedded protostars ⓘ interstellar dust ⓘ molecular gas ⓘ open star clusters ⓘ reflection nebulae ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| declination | approximately −10° 27′ ⓘ |
| discoveredInCatalogue | Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 1.1 kiloparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 3700 light-years ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLine | hydrogen-alpha ⓘ |
| emits | hydrogen recombination lines ⓘ |
| galacticEnvironment | outer Galaxy ⓘ |
| ionizationSource | nearby hot stars ⓘ |
| isRegionOf | active star formation ⓘ |
| liesOnBorderOf |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Galactic plane ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographedBy |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
professional observatories ⓘ |
| rightAscension | approximately 07h 04m ⓘ |
| shapeResembles | a flying seagull ⓘ |
| spectralTypeOfExcitingStars |
B-type
ⓘ
O-type ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
low northern latitudes
ⓘ
southern latitudes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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