vdB 126 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul) · Contains: LBN 133 · LBN 134 · LDN 762 · LDN 768 · LDN 769 · LDN 770 · LDN 771 · LDN 772 · LDN 773 · LDN 774 · LDN 775 · LDN 778 · LDN 779 · LDN 781 · NGC 6793 · PK056+04.1 · VdB126

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This object is located in the constellation of Vulpecula at a declination of +23 degrees. It has the nickname of the Loch Ness Nebula. This is one of the few deep sky objects where I can clearly see the reason for its clever nickname.

The object consists of many dark and reflection nebulae. The annotated mouseover shows the 12 dark nebulae, 2 reflection nebulae, and 1 open star cluster.

vdB 126 (also known as LBN 134) is the small central blue reflection nebula, reflecting the light of the hot blue star behind it. This star is the 8.7 magnitude star HD 182918. Distance estimates vary widely for this star, the most recent being about 4000 light years away. At that distance, the 2 degree wide field of this object is about 150 light years in true width.

The 12 LDN dark nebulae are seen scattered throughout the image. The Lynds Dark Nebulae (LDN) Catalog was published by US astronomer Beverly Turner Lynds in 1962. The survey used the 48 inch Palomar telescope and includes 1802 dark nebulae down to the -33 degree declination limit of the telescope.

The open star cluster NGC 6793 is seen at the bottom right of the image. The brilliance of the small cluster suffers a bit by its location within this dense and colorful Milky Way star field.

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RA (center)	19h25m54s.33
RA (top/left)	19h32m26s.39
RA (top/right)	19h19m34s.90
RA (bottom/right)	19h19m27s.43
RA (bottom/left)	19h32m07s.35

Dec (center)	+22°53′46″.4
Dec (top/left)	+23°48′04″.9
Dec (top/right)	+23°52′46″.3
Dec (bottom/right)	+21°58′25″.9
Dec (bottom/left)	+21°53′47″.3

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