Seagull Nebula
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The Seagull Nebula is a large, bird-shaped emission nebula and star-forming region located along the border of the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H II region
ⓘ
astronomical object ⓘ emission nebula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IC 2177
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Sh 2-292 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 2.5 degrees ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitude | about 5.9 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Galactic plane ⓘ |
| bestSeenAt | dark skies ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | winter months ⓘ |
| catalog |
Index Catalogue
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ⓘ
Sharpless catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
dark nebulae
ⓘ
massive OB stars ⓘ open cluster NGC 2335 NERFINISHED ⓘ open cluster NGC 2343 NERFINISHED ⓘ reflection nebulae ⓘ young stellar objects ⓘ |
| declination | -10° 20′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Isaac Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
3700 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 1.1 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLine | H-alpha ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | -2.3 degrees ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | 224.7 degrees ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Sh 2-292
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ⓘ
Sh 2-293 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sh 2-294 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ionizedBy | hot young stars ⓘ |
| liesOnBorderOf |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Orion Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation |
Canis Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monoceros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
infrared wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | massive star-forming complex ⓘ |
| requires | wide-field telescope for full extent ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 06h 16m ⓘ |
| shapeDescribedAs |
bird-shaped
ⓘ
seagull-shaped ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Northern Hemisphere
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ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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