Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  PK110+01.1  ·  Sh2-155  ·  VdB155
SH2-155 Cave nebula HaLRGB, Sergiy_Vakulenko
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SH2-155 Cave nebula HaLRGB

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SH2-155 Cave nebula HaLRGB

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Sh2-155 (also designated Sharpless 155 or S155) is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity. It is widely known as the Cave Nebula. Sh2-155 is an ionized H II region with ongoing star formation activity, at an estimated distance of 725 parsecs (2400 light-years) from Earth.

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SH2-155 Cave nebula HaLRGB, Sergiy_Vakulenko