Skull and Crossbones Nebula

At a glance

Type

Emission nebula (H II region)

Constellation

Pup

Right ascension

7h 52m 23.5s

Declination

−26° 27′

Angular size

4.2x3.4′

Catalogue

NGC2467

Located in Puppis.

The outline on your card

A bright ridge crossed by dark lanes suggests a skull and crossed bones.

Outline class

Patchy

Axis ratio

0.80 : 1

Central source

Embedded cluster

Surface brightness

Medium

Recorded structure

Dark lane · Embedded stars · Pillars

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