Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1590  ·  NGC 281  ·  Sh2-184
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Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) in Cassiopeia, Sasho Panov
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Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) in Cassiopeia

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Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) in Cassiopeia

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The emission nebula NGC 281 in Cassiopeia is sometimes referred as Packman Nebula due to its resemblance to the popular video game character and is located approximately 9200 light years (2.82 kpc) form our planet. It is a large (48 light years across) HII region associated with open cluster IC 1590 containing hot, young blue massive stars. It also includes Bok globules and dark dust clouds deformed by the stellar winds.

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Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) in Cassiopeia, Sasho Panov