Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2169  ·  The star ξOri
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vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion, Thomas V. Davis
vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion
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vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion

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vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion, Thomas V. Davis
vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion
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vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion

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vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion

Astro-Physics 305mm f/3.8 Riccardi-Honders astrograph

KAI-16803; FLI Proline

Total Exposure Time: 4 hours; LRGB 60:60:60:60 min. RGB binned 2x2.

November 2013; Inkom, ID

Comments: vdB71 is the blue reflection nebula near the center on the image.

vdB71: Size (arcmin): 3.4

Type: illuminating star inside nebula

Surface brightness: faint

Color: blue

Absorption: moderate

Illuminating star ID1: BD+14 1171

Illuminating star ID2: HD252680

Mag. of illuminating star: 9.15

Spectral type of star: B2V

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vdB71, NGC2169, Sh2-268; Orion, Thomas V. Davis