Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1491
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NGC 1491, Mark Striebeck
NGC 1491
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NGC 1491 is an emission nebula in Perseus. It's 10,700 light years away in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. Stars are created in this nebula - and the ultraviolet ligth from those newborn stars make the nebula glow.

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NGC 1491, Mark Striebeck