Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Camelopardalis (Cam)  ·  Contains:  9 alf Cam  ·  The star αCam
vdB 30, Gary Imm
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This reflection and emission nebula is located 5000 light years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis at a declination of +66 degrees.  The nebula surrounds  the central bright blue 4.3 magnitude supergiant star α Camelopardalis  (HD 30614). 

Sidney van den Bergh published his vdB catalog of reflection nebulae in 1966. It was later expanded by one for a total of 159. The collection encompassed all reflection nebulosity visible on the Palomar Sky Survey north of -33 degrees latitude. My complete Astrobin vdB Collection is here.

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