Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1893
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NGC1893 Tadpoles Nebula, Dean Glace
NGC1893 Tadpoles Nebula
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NGC1893 Tadpoles Nebula

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NGC1893 Tadpoles Nebula

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NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the HII region IC 410.Images of the star cluster by the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that it contains approximately 4600 young stellar objects.
The cloud of glowing hydrogen gas is over 100 light-years across, sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from embedded open star cluster NGC 1893. Formed in the interstellar cloud a mere 4 million years ago, bright cluster stars are seen just below the prominent dark dust cloud near picture center. Notable near the 7 o'clock position in this wide, detailed view are two relatively dense streamers of material trailing away from the nebula's central regions. Potentially sites of ongoing star formation, these cosmic tadpole shapes are about 10 light-years long.

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NGC1893 Tadpoles Nebula, Dean Glace