Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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SH2-101 Tulip Nebula, kirk@kmellard.com
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SH2-101 Tulip Nebula

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SH2-101 Tulip Nebula

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Sharpless 101 is a H II region emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is sometimes also called the Tulip Nebula because it appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically. It was catalogued by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 catalog of nebulae.

Magnitude: 9
Distance to Earth: 5,871 light years
Apparent magnitude (V): 9
Location: constellation of Cygnus
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SH2-101 Tulip Nebula, kirk@kmellard.com