Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  The star λCen  ·  lam Cen Nebula
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IC2944, Javier
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The Running Chicken Nebula, cataloged as IC 2944, spans about 100 light-years and is approximately 6,000 light-years distant in the constellation Centaurus (Centaurus in Latin).

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IC2944, Javier