Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Chamaeleon (Cha)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3620
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Part of the Chamaeleon cloud with IC 2631 and NGC 3620, gregengland
Part of the Chamaeleon cloud with IC 2631 and NGC 3620
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Part of the Chamaeleon cloud with IC 2631 and NGC 3620

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Part of the Chamaeleon cloud with IC 2631 and NGC 3620, gregengland
Part of the Chamaeleon cloud with IC 2631 and NGC 3620
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Part of the Chamaeleon cloud with IC 2631 and NGC 3620

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IC 2631 (Ced 112) is a brilliant blue reflection nebula surrounding the young star, HD973000, about 500 light years distant in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon, the Chamaeleon cloud complex is a large region of gas and dust where new stars are forming.  The dust partially or nearly totally obscures the stars within and behind it.
Galaxy NGC 3620 can be seen in the upper right side of the image.

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Part of the Chamaeleon cloud with IC 2631 and NGC 3620, gregengland