Spaghetti Nebula

At a glance

Type

Emission nebula (H II region)

Right ascension

5h 41m 00.5s

Declination

+28° 06′

Angular size

180x39.6′

Catalogue

SH2-240

Also catalogued as

SH2-240, SH 2-240, SH2240

The outline on your card

A huge, tangled web of faint filaments marks the remnant Simeis 147.

Outline class

Filament

Axis ratio

0.22 : 1

Central source

No central source

Surface brightness

Very low

Recorded structure

Filaments · Shell

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