NGC 604, Steven Marx

NGC 604

NGC 604, Steven Marx

NGC 604

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NGC 604 - Raw fits data obtained from Hubble Legacy Archive.

NGC 604 is a H-Alpha region inside the Triangulum Galaxy. It is one of the largest H-Alpha regions in the Local Group of galaxies. At an estimated distance of 2.7 million light-years its longest diameter is roughly 1300 light years, over 100 times the size of the visible portion of the Orion Nebula. It is over 6300 times more luminous than the Orion Nebula, and if it were at the same distance it would outshine Venus.

More about this object at HUBBLESITE Newscenter: NGC 604

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NGC 604, Steven Marx