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Sh2-173

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Sh2-173

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Sh2-173 (also known as Mayer 1) is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia. Physically this is a H II region with a diameter of 77 light years, located at a distance of about 8800 light years

12 micron IR data from the WISE All SKy Survey. Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2022.

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Sh2-173, John Bozeman