Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  7 Gem)  ·  Gem A  ·  IC 443  ·  Praepes (η Gem  ·  Tejat Prior  ·  The star Propus
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The Jellyfish Nebula, IC 443, Steven Bellavia
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The Jellyfish Nebula, IC 443

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The Jellyfish Nebula, IC 443

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IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 (Sh2-248)) is a galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth.
IC 443 may be the remains of a supernova that occurred 3,000 - 30,000 years ago.

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