Nebula 028 / 100
Seagull Nebula
IC2177
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At a glance
- Type
- Reflection nebula
- Constellation
- Mon
- Right ascension
- 7h 04m 37.0s
- Declination
- −10° 28′
- Angular size
- 20x20′
- Catalogue
- IC2177
Located in Monoceros.
The outline on your card
Bright wings of ionised gas stretch from the head of the Seagull around a runaway star.
- Outline class
- Swept arc
- Axis ratio
- 1.00 : 1
- Central source
- Multiple central stars
- Surface brightness
- Medium
- Recorded structure
- Filaments · Bright rim · Embedded stars
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