Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  B91  ·  IC 1274  ·  IC 1275  ·  LDN 227  ·  Sh2-32
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IC 1274, Nebula in Sagittarius, José Joaquín Pérez
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IC 1274, Nebula in Sagittarius

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IC 1274, Nebula in Sagittarius

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This nebula, full of molecular hydrogen gas, surrounds several new-born stars estimated to be only a couple of million years old. The young stars are currently in the process of ionizing and expelling the hydrogen gas; they will one day appear as a small open cluster.

IC 1274 is located about 6000 lightyears away in the constellation Sagittarius.

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IC 1274, Nebula in Sagittarius, José Joaquín Pérez