Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  HD224403  ·  HD224669  ·  HD224892  ·  HD224939  ·  LBN 576
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CTB 1, Abell 85, Greg Erianne
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CTB 1, Abell 85

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CTB 1, Abell 85

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CTB 1 (“Garlic Nebula”, “Medulla Nebula”) was initially identified by George Abell as planetary nebula, Abell 85, but was later identified as a supernova remnant (G116.9+0.1) in 1972.  The CTB designation is from the Caltech Observatory list B catalogue. The designation Abell 85 is still used today.CTB 1 is in the constellation Cassiopeia (Cas) and is approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth, about 100 light-years in diameter, and is estimated to have formed about 10,000 years ago.  It is nearby several other emission nebulae: Sh2-170 (the dot in the Cosmic Question Mark), Sh2-168, and Sh2-173 to name a few.It has an interesting circular structure with many filamentary structures as well as a rupture in its shell (on the upper right of the photo), has a slim and faint OIII signal on part of its shell, and is surrounded by additional nebulosity.

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CTB 1, Abell 85, Greg Erianne