Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  LBN 630  ·  LDN 1317  ·  Sh2-187
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SH2-187, Ron Stanley
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Sh2-187 is an active stellar nursery that is approximately 4700 Ly's distant in the constellation Cassiopeia .  The bright emission nebula is surrounded by a large neutral hydrogen cloud of approximately 4600 solar masses.  The emission nebula is partially obscured by Lynd's Dark Nebula 1317.

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