Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)
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Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) Supernova Remnant in Auriga, BrianH
Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) Supernova Remnant in Auriga
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Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) Supernova Remnant in Auriga

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Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) Supernova Remnant in Auriga, BrianH
Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) Supernova Remnant in Auriga
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Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) Supernova Remnant in Auriga

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Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) is a faint supernova remnant located in the Constellation of Auriga. 

http://www.sharplesscatalog.com/sharpless/SH2-224.aspx

One thing I find interesting is the reddish object on the left side near the top of the image. This object is PGC 97101. It's a magnitude 16 Spiral Galaxy. According the SkySafari this galaxy is 297 million light-years from us. It has a diameter of 109,399 light-years and is receding at 6,161 kilometers per second. That's about 2.1% of light speed.

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Sharpless 2-224 (SH2-224) Supernova Remnant in Auriga, BrianH