Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  IC 2872  ·  IC 2944  ·  IC 2948  ·  PK294-00.1  ·  The star λCen  ·  j Cen  ·  lam Cen  ·  lam Cen Nebula  ·  lambda Cen nebula
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IC 2944 The Lamda Centauri Nebula or Running Chicken Nebula, Rick Laird
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IC 2944 The Lamda Centauri Nebula or Running Chicken Nebula

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IC 2944 The Lamda Centauri Nebula or Running Chicken Nebula, Rick Laird
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IC 2944 The Lamda Centauri Nebula or Running Chicken Nebula

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The Lamda Centauri Nebula is found in the constellation Centaurus near the star Lambda Centauri. The nebula is 6500 light-years from earth.

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IC 2944 The Lamda Centauri Nebula or Running Chicken Nebula, Rick Laird

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