Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)
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Cometary Globule 4 (CG4), Massimo Di Fusco
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Cometary Globule 4 (CG4), Massimo Di Fusco
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CG4 means "Cometary Globule 4" and is a complex of nebulae and dust with a very peculiar shape (it looks like a concentrate of comets) located in the southern constellation of Puppis. The "head" of the galactic worm has dimensions of about 1.5 light years, while the offshoot, that follows the head and which is directed in the opposite direction with respect to the famous SNR of Vela, has a length of about 8 light years. Known as an active star-forming region, CG4 is located about 1300 light-years from our Solar System.

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