Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  12 Cas  ·  Sh2-173  ·  The star 12Cas
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Sh 2-173 Phantom

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Sh 2-173 Phantom

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Sharpless 2-173, nicknamed Phantom of the Opera. A bright nebula in Cassiopeia. 8800 light years away, it is an H II region with a diameter of 77 light years located on the Perseus arm of our Milky Way.

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Sh 2-173 Phantom, Larry S

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