Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  Horsehead nebula  ·  IC 431  ·  IC 432  ·  IC 434  ·  IC 435  ·  NGC 2023  ·  NGC 2024  ·  The star Alnitak (ζOri)  ·  The star σOri
B33 Horsehead Nebula, Aldo Bassi
B33 Horsehead Nebula
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B33 Horsehead Nebula

B33 Horsehead Nebula, Aldo Bassi
B33 Horsehead Nebula
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B33 Horsehead Nebula

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The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion.[2] The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud; The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 422 parsecs or 1375 light years from Earth.

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B33 Horsehead Nebula, Aldo Bassi