Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  19 bet Ori  ·  63 Eri  ·  65 psi Eri  ·  67 bet Eri  ·  69 lam Eri  ·  Cursa  ·  IC 2118  ·  IC 398  ·  NGC 1720  ·  NGC 1721  ·  NGC 1723  ·  NGC 1725  ·  NGC 1726  ·  NGC 1728  ·  NGC 1752  ·  NGC 1779  ·  NGC 1797  ·  NGC 1799  ·  PK205-26.1  ·  Part of the constellation Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Rigel  ·  The star 63Eri  ·  The star Cursa (βEri)  ·  The star Rigel (βOri)  ·  The star λEri  ·  The star ψEri  ·  Witch Head nebula
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Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118), HR_Maurer
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Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118)

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Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118)

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The Witch Head Nebula is a reflecting molecular cloud in constellation Eridianus, in about 900 LJ distance. It is illuminated by supergiant star Rigel, the seventh-brightest star in the sky and the brightest in constellation Orion, around 860 LJ distant from our sun.

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Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula (IC 2118), HR_Maurer

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