Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1491
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Sh2-206 • NGC 1491 • Fossil Footprint Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble
Sh2-206 • NGC 1491 • Fossil Footprint Nebula in SHO
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Sh2-206 • NGC 1491 • Fossil Footprint Nebula in SHO

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Sh2-206 • NGC 1491 • Fossil Footprint Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble
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Sh2-206 • NGC 1491 • Fossil Footprint Nebula in SHO

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NGC 1491 (also designated Sharpless SH2-206) is a bright emission nebula and HII region, located on the edge of a vast cloud region of neutral gas, about 10,700 light-years away in the Perseus arm of our Milky Way galaxy. The stellar wind from the O5V 11.2 magnitude star (BD +50 886) at its centre is forming a blister in the gas clouds immediately surrounding it while also eroding the gas clouds.

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Sh2-206 • NGC 1491 • Fossil Footprint Nebula in SHO, Douglas J Struble

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