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Sh2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula, Hunter Outten
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Sh2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula

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Sh2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula

Revision title: Sh2-308 The Dolphin Head Nebula

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Sh2-308, also designated as Sharpless 308, RCW 11, or LBN 1052,is an H II region located near the center of the constellation Canis Major, composed of ionised hydrogen. The nebula is bubble-like surrounding a Wolf–Rayet star named EZ Canis Majoris. This star is in the brief, pre-supernova phase of its stellar evolution. The nebula is about 4,530 light-year away from Earth.

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Sh2-308 Dolphin Head Nebula, Hunter Outten