| Reflection nebula | |
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 Atlas Image mosaic of NGC 2626, which, at a distance of about 1 kpc (3300 light years), is primarily reflecting the light from the bright blue (B1-type) 10th-magnitude star, CD-40° 4432, which is embedded in it. | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 08 35 32 |
| Declination | −40° 40′ 18″ |
| Distance | 3900 ± 1110 ly (1200 ± 340 pc) |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 5.0′ × 5.0′ |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Designations | NGC 2626, Ced 106h, GN 08.33.7, VdBH 17 |
| See also: Lists of nebulae | |
NGC 2626 is a reflection nebula, emission nebula, and absorption nebula in the constellation Vela. It is mostly illuminated by B1 star CD-40 4432 and ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882, together with other stars.
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This image has been produced using observations made at the SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)
See also
References
- ^ "NGC 2626". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- Pinheiro, M. C.; Copetti, M. V. F.; Oliveira, V. A. (2010). "Spectral classification and distance determination of stars in nine southern Galactic H II regions". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 521: A26. Bibcode:2010A&A...521A..26P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912937.
- Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2600 - 2649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- Mueller, Kaisa; Graham, John A (November 2000). "Young Stars Associated with the Reflection Nebula NGC 2626". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112 (777): 1426–32. Bibcode:2000PASP..112.1426M. doi:10.1086/317705. JSTOR 10.1086/317705. S2CID 121268925.
- Harvey, J.; Mazlin, S.; Verschatse, D.; Perez, J. J. (September 2014). "Rarely Imaged". Astronomy: 89.
- "A Vista of NGC 2626 with the SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope". Retrieved April 20, 2021.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to NGC 2626 at Wikimedia Commons
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