Merope Nebula

At a glance

Type

Emission nebula (H II region)

Constellation

Tau

Right ascension

3h 46m 10.1s

Declination

+23° 46′

Angular size

30x30′

Catalogue

NGC1435

Located in Taurus.

The outline on your card

The brightest reflection nebula in the Pleiades streams away from the star Merope.

Outline class

Patchy

Axis ratio

1.00 : 1

Central source

Single central star

Surface brightness

Medium

Recorded structure

Dark lane · Filaments

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