Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  24 phi Aur  ·  IC 417  ·  Sh2-234  ·  The star φAur
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IC417 The Spider Nebula SHO, Seymore Stars
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IC417 The Spider Nebula SHO

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IC417 The Spider Nebula SHO, Seymore Stars
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IC417 The Spider Nebula SHO

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The Spider Nebula or IC 417 is an emission nebula that is energized by embedded hot, massive blue stars.

The bluish clouds of gas at the top of the image are locations of new star formation.

IC 417 is located 7,000 light-years from the Earth in the constellation Auriga.

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IC417 The Spider Nebula SHO, Seymore Stars

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