Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)
Spaghetti Nebula, Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan
Spaghetti Nebula
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Spaghetti Nebula

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Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147 or Sharpless 2-240) is a supernova remnant (SNR) in the Milky Way, straddling the border between the constellations Auriga and Taurus. The remnant has an apparent diameter of approximately 3 degrees, an estimated distance of approximately 3,000 light-years, and an age of approximately 40,000 years.

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Spaghetti Nebula, Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan