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The Core of the Question Mark NGC 7822, Mau_Bard
The Core of the Question Mark NGC 7822, Mau_Bard

The Core of the Question Mark NGC 7822

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The Core of the Question Mark NGC 7822, Mau_Bard
The Core of the Question Mark NGC 7822, Mau_Bard

The Core of the Question Mark NGC 7822

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NGC 7822
NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation of Cepheus. The complex encompasses the emission region designated Sh2-171, and the young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59. The complex is believed to be some 2600-3200 ly distant, with the younger components aged no more than a few million years.

Together with Ced 214, it resembles the shape of a question mark, nickname that is frequently used to designate them (see my large field picture below).

Hot Star
The complex also includes one of the hottest stars discovered within 1 kpc (3200 ly) of the Sun, TYC 4294-6-1 (highlighted in the annotated pane), which is an eclipsing binary system with an O5V that exhibits a surface temperature of nearly 45,000 K and a luminosity about 100,000 times that of the Sun. The star is one of the primary sources illuminating the nebula and shaping the complex's pillars of creation-type formations.
(Excerpted by Wikipedia)

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Cederblad 214 and NGC 7822. My picture published 2023.

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