Sharpless 171 (Prabhakaran)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: LBN 580 · LBN 581 · LBN 582 · LBN 583 · LBN 584 · LBN 586 · LBN 588 · LDN 1266 · LDN 1267 · LDN 1268 · LDN 1269 · LDN 1270 · LDN 1271 · LDN 1275 · NGC 7822 · Sh2-171

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Sharpless 171

Sharpless 171 is a large emission nebula located approximately 3,200 light-years away in Cepheus, towering pillars of cold gas and dark dust adorn the center star-forming region of Sharpless 171. within the larger star-forming complex NGC 7822. Near the top left of the structure is a young cluster of stars named Berkeley 59, As energetic light emitted by young massive stars in Berkeley 59 boils away the opaque dust, the region fragments and picturesque pillars of the remnant gas and dust form and slowly evaporate. The energetic light also illuminates the surrounding hydrogen gas, energizes it to glow as a red emission nebula. This cluster contains many stellar "baby stars" that are no more than a few million years old. Interestingly, the bright central star pointed to by the pillar isn't associated with SH2-171 - it's actually a foreground star, at about 300 light-years away.

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RA (center)	00h02m56s.82
RA (top/left)	00h12m16s.77
RA (top/right)	00h11m26s.97
RA (bottom/right)	23h52m41s.94
RA (bottom/left)	23h55m15s.98

Dec (center)	+67°10′04″.9
Dec (top/left)	+66°01′45″.10
Dec (top/right)	+68°23′42″.3
Dec (bottom/right)	+68°16′06″.5
Dec (bottom/left)	+65°54′56″.2

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