Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Sh2-114 (The Flying Dragon nebula), Randal Healey
Sh2-114 (The Flying Dragon nebula)
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Sh2-114 (The Flying Dragon nebula)

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Sh2-114 (The Flying Dragon nebula)

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Sh2-114 (the Flying Dragon nebula) is a faint and rarely imaged nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus.

Sh2-114 is a cloud studied very little beyond its mere cataloging. It has a filamentous aspect, constituted by several overlapping arched strands. A semicircle shape with the concavity oriented towards the south and together with the nearby cloud Sh2-113, a bubble structure similar to a supernova remnant. However, no supernova remnants have ever been described in this region. Its complex, wispy structure is more likely the result of winds from hot, massive stars interacting with the magnetic fields in the interstellar medium.

There is no calculated distance from us.

(Description credit Sara Wagner)

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