vdB 10 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Perseus (Per) · Contains: LBN 680 · PGC 2797539 · PGC 2797540 · PGC 2797541 · VdB10

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I have another dull afternoon post on tap for you today.

This faint reflection nebula is located 3000 light years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis at a declination of +57 degrees. It spans 19 arc-minutes in our apparent view. This corresponds to a width of 16 light years.

Although the illuminating central star is orange in color, the reflection nebula appears to have a blue tint to my eyes. The nebula has an interesting shape that is due to dust in the region. How do I know there is dust in the region? Take a look at this wonderful deep image of vdB 10 by @darkdesertdome (Brandon):
https://www.astrobin.com/t8gsex

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Sidney van den Bergh published his vdB catalog of reflection nebulae in 1966. It was later expanded by one for a total of 159. The collection encompassed all reflection nebulosity visible on the Palomar Sky Survey north of -33 degrees latitude. My Astrobin vdB Collection, which is about 75% complete, is here.

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RA (center)	03h15m47s.724
RA (top/left)	03h18m28s.330
RA (top/right)	03h13m12s.920
RA (bottom/right)	03h13m09s.106
RA (bottom/left)	03h18m21s.290

Dec (center)	+57°08′25″.99
Dec (top/left)	+57°22′09″.68
Dec (top/right)	+57°23′10″.54
Dec (bottom/right)	+56°54′27″.28
Dec (bottom/left)	+56°53′29″.77

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