Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
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Sh2-155 Cave Nebula, Patrick Stevenson
Sh2-155 Cave Nebula
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Sh2-155 Cave Nebula

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Sh2-155 Cave Nebula, Patrick Stevenson
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Sh2-155 Cave Nebula

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Sh2-155 (also designated Caldwell 9, Sharpless 155 or S155, or LBN529) is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a larger nebula complex containing emission, reflection, and dark nebulosity. It is widely known as the Cave Nebula, though that name was applied earlier to Ced 201, a different nebula in Cepheus. Sh2-155 is an ionized H II region with ongoing star formation activity,=10.5px   at an estimated distance of 725 parsecs (2400 light-years) from Earth.

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Sh2-155 Cave Nebula, Patrick Stevenson

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