Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  LBN 734  ·  VdB12
vdB 12, Gary Imm
vdB 12, Gary Imm

vdB 12

vdB 12, Gary Imm
vdB 12, Gary Imm

vdB 12

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This reflection nebula is located 1000 light years away in the constellation of Perseus at a declination of +32 degrees.  It spans 6 arc-minutes in our apparent view.  This corresponds to a width of 1.5 light years.  The central star is the 7.3 magnitude orange star HD 21110.

vdB 12 lies less than 1 degree west of its famous neighbor, NGC 1333.

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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