Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  PK173+02.1  ·  PK173+03.1  ·  Sh2-231  ·  Sh2-232  ·  Sh2-235
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Sh2 232 235 and 231 H-Alpha RGB, Jerry Yesavage
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Sh2 232 235 and 231 H-Alpha RGB

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Sh2 232 235 and 231 H-Alpha RGB, Jerry Yesavage
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Sh2 232 235 and 231 H-Alpha RGB

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Description

Sh2 232 is the large central one. 235 is the bright one up and right and 231 is up further and duller.

Best catalog:

http://www.sharplesscatalog.com/sharpless.aspx

See also:

http://galaxymap.org/cat/list/sharpless/232

From galaxymap:

This peculiar belted nebula is ionised by two giant stars: the O9.5 III HD 37737 and an anonymous B0 II class star according to Avedisova.

HD 37737 may be a runaway star and is a close binary with a period of 7.84 days.

Sh 2-231 to Sh 2-235 form a complex of HII regions located together in the Perseus arm in the outer galaxy. This complex may be associated with an old (330 thousand years) supernova remnant, FVW 172.8+1.5.

There is a giant molecular cloud, G174+2.5, containing Sh 2-231, Sh 2-232, Sh 2-233, and Sh 2-235 that is at a distance of about 1800 pc.

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