Star-Forming Region in Galaxy NGC 2366
Clusters of stars and a fishhook-shaped cloud of luminescent gases glow brilliantly in NGC 2363, a giant star-forming region in the Magellanic galaxy NGC 2366.
The brightest star visible on this image (at the tip of the fishhook) is a rare class called an erupting Luminous Blue Variable (LBV). This monstrous star (30 to 60 times as massive as the Sun) is in a very unstable, eruptive phase of its life.
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About the Object
Name: | NGC 2363 |
Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 13 million light years |
Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 7 28 43.08 |
Position (Dec): | 69° 11' 22.17" |
Field of view: | 0.34 x 0.31 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical He II | 469 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Optical H-alpha | 656 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |