Ground-Based Image of the Star-Forming Region NGC 281
This wide-field view of the star-forming region NGC 281 in the constellation Cassiopeia was taken with the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ.
Credit:T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage and WIYN/AURA/NSF
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | bok globules, NGC 281 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Dark : Bok Globule |
| Distance: | 9000 light years |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 52 41.74 |
| Position (Dec): | 56° 37' 26.33" |
| Field of view: | 38.89 x 49.49 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.7° right of vertical |
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