Nebula 010 / 100
Cave Nebula
C009
SkyLabs
At a glance
- Type
- Emission nebula (H II region)
- Constellation
- Cep
- Right ascension
- 22h 57m 54.0s
- Declination
- +62° 31′
- Angular size
- 50x30′
- Catalogue
- C009
Located in Cepheus.
The outline on your card
A dim emission cloud bordered by a dark absorption rim that suggests a cave mouth.
- Outline class
- Patchy
- Axis ratio
- 0.60 : 1
- Central source
- No central source
- Surface brightness
- Low
- Recorded structure
- Dark lane · Bright rim
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