Sh2-132 in HST palette (Gordon Haynes)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)

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Sh2 -132 is extensive emission nebula visible in the constellation of Cepheus .

It locates on the southern edge of the constellation, not far from the border with the Lizard , along the plane of the Milky Way ; the best time for your observation in the evening sky falls between the months of July and December and is greatly facilitated by observatories in the regions of the ' northern hemisphere Earth.

Sh2-132 is located at a distance of almost 3,200 parsecs (about 10,400 light years ) and places the company in the Perseus Arm , in the region of Cepheus OB1, a large, bright OB association . The stars responsible for the ionization of its gases are very hot and massive; in particular they have identified two of Wolf-Rayet stars , known by the initials HD 211564 and HD 211853 (the latter also having the initials WR 153), as well as a star of spectral type O8.5V and a dozen stars of class B. Around the O-type star and one of the stars of Wolf-Rayet extends a bubble clearly visible in the band of radio waves , identified with the initials B Shell, probably originated from the stellar wind of the two massive stars. A structure similar but smaller, Shell A home near its center a star of class K. It is believed that in the nebula to have taken place in the past processes of star formation chain; currently these processes seem to be suspended, since there is no evidence of recent activity. [2] In the direction of the nebula were identified nine sources of infrared radiation [4] and a maser emission with H 2 O . [5] [6 ]

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