Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  LBN 1051  ·  Sh2-307
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This object is an HII emission nebula located 12,000 light years away in the constellation of Puppis at a declination of -19 degrees.  It spans 7 arc-minutes in our apparent view.  This corresponds to a diameter of 25 light years.

This nebula is also called RCW 12 and Gum 7.

This is the 307th entry in the Sharpless catalog of HII regions, created by Dr. Stewart Sharpless in 1959.

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