Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
Lion's Head sh2-132, Bret Waddington
Lion's Head sh2-132
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Lion's Head sh2-132

Lion's Head sh2-132, Bret Waddington
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Lion's Head sh2-132

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Sharpless 2-132 is a very faint emission type nebula on the Cepheus/Lacerta border. It lies at a degree southeast of Epsilon Cep, and has a size of about 40 arc minutes.

It is estimated to be about 10,000 to 12,000 light years away... but this is no more than an estimate.

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Description: Re-processed with RCAstro BXT, NXT and SXT and three more years' experience.

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Lion's Head sh2-132, Bret Waddington

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