Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  13 Gem)  ·  7 Gem)  ·  Calx (μ Gem  ·  Gem A  ·  IC 443  ·  IC 444  ·  Part of the constellation Gemini (Gem)  ·  Praepes (η Gem  ·  Tejat Posterior  ·  Tejat Prior  ·  The star 12 Gem  ·  The star 8 Gem  ·  The star 9 Gem  ·  The star Propus  ·  The star Tejat
IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula, Matias Alonso
IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula
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IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula

IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula, Matias Alonso
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IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula

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IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 ([url=safari-reader://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpless_catalog]Sh2-248[/url])) is a galactic [url=safari-reader://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_remnant]supernova remnant[/url] (SNR) in the constellation [url=safari-reader://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(constellation)]Gemini[/url]. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star [url=safari-reader://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta_Geminorum]Eta Geminorum[/url]. Its distance is roughly 5,000 [url=safari-reader://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_year]light years[/url] from Earth.

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IC 443 Jellyfish Nebula, Matias Alonso