NGC 2467, rat156

NGC 2467

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NGC 2467 (sometimes referred as the “Skull and Crossbones”) is an emission nebula with an age of a few million years at most, located some 13,000 – 17,000 light-years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Puppis (the Stern). It is moving away from us at 55.75 per second.

Text stolen from Anne's Astronomy News

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NGC 2467, rat156