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NGC 7822, SH2-171 HII Region, rdhand
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NGC 7822, SH2-171 HII Region

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NGC 7822, SH2-171 HII Region

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NGC 7822 an emission nebula and young star forming complex.  The nebula is believed to be some 3000 light-years distant and 100 light-years a across. The complex also includes one of the hottest stars discovered within 1000 loght-years of the Sun.  It is an binary system consisting of an O5V star that has a surface temperature of nearly 80,000 F 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 pillar type formations.

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NGC 7822, SH2-171 HII Region, rdhand

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