NGC 2626
J2000 epoch | |
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Right ascension | 08h 35m 32s[1] |
Declination | −40° 40′ 18″[1] |
Distance | 3900 ± 1110 ly (1200 ± 340[2] pc) |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 5.0′ × 5.0′[3] |
Constellation | Vela |
Designations | NGC 2626, Ced 106h, GN 08.33.7, VdBH 17 |
NGC 2626 is a
absorption nebula in the constellation Vela.[4][5] It is mostly illuminated by B1 star CD-40 4432 and ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882
, together with other stars.
Gallery
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This image has been produced using observations made at the SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)[6]
See also
- H II Region
- Star Formation
References
- ^ a b "NGC 2626". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- .
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2600 - 2649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- S2CID 121268925.
- ^ Harvey, J.; Mazlin, S.; Verschatse, D.; Perez, J. J. (September 2014). "Rarely Imaged". Astronomy: 89.
- ^ "A Vista of NGC 2626 with the SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope". Retrieved April 20, 2021.
External links
- Media related to NGC 2626 at Wikimedia Commons