Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7226
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Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula SHO (RGB stars) (1x2 mosaic), BrianH
Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula SHO (RGB stars) (1x2 mosaic)
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Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula SHO (RGB stars) (1x2 mosaic)

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Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula SHO (RGB stars) (1x2 mosaic), BrianH
Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula SHO (RGB stars) (1x2 mosaic)
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Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula SHO (RGB stars) (1x2 mosaic)

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Sharpless 2-132 is a very faint emission type nebula on the Cepheus/Lacerta border.  It lies at a degree southeast of Epsilon Cep, and has a size of about 40 arc minutes.  

It is estimated to be about 10,000 to 12,000 light years away... but this is no more than an estimate. It's a well-studied region as well, with lots going on.

There's information about the planetary nebula G101.5-00.6, the open Galactic custer called Teutsch 127 as well as the Wolf-Raynet star 153ab.

https://www.swagastro.com/sh2-132.html
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/w/wolf-rayet+star
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1006.0246.pdf

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Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula SHO (RGB stars) (1x2 mosaic), BrianH