Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  IC 1805
IC1805 - Heart Nebula, Fritz
IC1805 - Heart Nebula
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IC1805 - Heart Nebula

IC1805 - Heart Nebula, Fritz
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IC1805 - Heart Nebula

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The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, sits 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of our Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. The brightest part of the nebula is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of the nebula to be discovered. The nebula's intense red output and its morphology are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars, known as Collinder 26 or Melotte 15, contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, and many more dim stars that are only a fraction of our Sun's mass.

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IC1805 - Heart Nebula, Fritz