Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λCen  ·  lambda Cen nebula
IC 2944 Running Chicken, Paul Storey
IC 2944 Running Chicken
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IC 2944 Running Chicken

IC 2944 Running Chicken, Paul Storey
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IC 2944 Running Chicken

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C 2944, also known as the Running Chicken Nebula or the Lambda Cen Nebula, is an open cluster with an associated emission nebula found in the constellation Centaurus, near the star Lambda Centauri. It features Bok globules, which are frequently a site of active star formation. However, no evidence for star formation has been found in any of the globules in IC 2944

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IC 2944 Running Chicken, Paul Storey