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NGC 3576

Emission nebula
NGC 3576. Credit ESO.
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension	11 11 32.7
Declination	−61° 21′ 44″
Distance	6,000 ly
Constellation	Carina
Physical characteristics
Radius	50 ly
Designations	GAL 291.30-00.7, RCW 57A, BRAN 348A, GAL 291.27-00.71, 291.3-0.7, GAL 291.28-00.71, GUM 38a, 291.3-00.7
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the galaxy a few thousand light-years away from the Eta Carinae nebula. It is also approximately 100 light years across and 9000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by John Frederick William Herschel on 16 March 1834. This nebula has received six different classification numbers. Currently, astronomers call the entire nebula NGC 3576. A popular nickname is "The Statue of Liberty Nebula" because of the distinctive shape in the middle of the nebula. The name was first suggested in 2009 by Dr. Steve Mazlin, a member of Star Shadows Remote Observatory (SSRO). Within the nebula, episodes of star formation are thought to contribute to the complex and suggestive shapes. Powerful winds from the nebula's embedded, young, massive stars shape the looping filaments.

References

1. ^ "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Retrieved 2007-04-27.
2. "Atlas of the Universe". Archived from the original on 2015-07-18. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
3. "NGC 3576, the Statue of Liberty Nebula". 27 June 2012.
4. "Category:NGC 3576 - Wikimedia Commons".
5. "Star Shadows Remote Observatory Gallery".
6. "APOD: 2008 March 26 - The NGC 3576 Nebula". apod.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

External links

• Media related to NGC 3576 at Wikimedia Commons
• Photo of the "Statue of Liberty"

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List of stars in Carina Carina in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Canopus) β (Miaplacidus) ε (Avior) η θ ι (Aspidiske) υ χ ω Variable R S T (not variable) U Y RT AG BO CK EV GG HR IX OY PP (p) QZ V337 (q) V341 V343 (d) V344 (f) V345 (E) V357 (a) V371 (z) V372 V376 (b) V382 (x) V399 (P) V415 (A) V448 (O) V518 V520 (w) V528 V533 (y) V560 V602 V640 V742 V752 V759 V816 V817 V906 HR 2435 (N) 2934 (Q) 3159 (D) 3220 (B) 3260 (C) 3414 (e) 3415 (e) 3571 (c) 3598 (b) 3643 (G) 3663 (i) 3696 (g) 3728 (k) 3821 (H) 3825 (h) 3856 (m) 3884 (l) 4025 (M) 4089 (L) 4102 (I) 4114 (s) 4138 (K) 4142 4159 (r) 4164 (t) 4177 (t) 4205 4222 4257 (u) 4325 (z) HD 53143 63765 (Tapecue) 65216 85628 92206 93129 93250 93403 95086 97950 Other AWI0005x3s CPD−57°2874 DEN 0817−6155 1E 1048-59 Innes' star LHS 288 NGC 3603-A1 NGC 3603-B NGC 3603-C OGLE-TR-182 OGLE-TR-211 OGLE2-TR-L9 Sher 25 WR 20a WR 21a WR 22 WR 24 WR 25 WR 30a WR 31a WR 42e
Exoplanets OGLE-TR-111b OGLE-TR-132b OGLE-TR-113b OGLE-TR-182b OGLE-TR-211b OGLE2-TR-L9b HD 63765 b (Yvaga) HD 65216 b HD 65216 c HD 85628 Ab HD 95086 b (Levantes) Gliese 422 b
Star clusters	NGC 2516 2808 3114 3293 3324 3532 3603 Other Carina OB1 Carina OB2 Collinder 228 IC 2602 IC 2714 Platais 8 Trumpler 14 Trumpler 15 Trumpler 16 Westerlund 2
Nebulae	NGC 2867 3199 3576 3579 3581 3582 3584 3586 Other Carina Nebula Finger of God Globule G290.1-0.8 Hen 2-47 Homunculus Nebula IC 2220 IC 2448 IGR J11014−6103 RCW 49
Galaxies	NGC 3059 Other Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Galaxy clusters Bullet Cluster
Astronomical events GRB 000131 GRB 080916C
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