NGC 1555

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NGC 1555
Reflection nebula
Variable nebula
Ngc1555.jpg
A near-infrared image of NGC 1555
Credit: 2MASS/NASA
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension 4h 21m 57.1s[1]
Declination +19° 32′ 7″[1]
Constellation Taurus
Designations Hind's Nebula,[1] Sharpless 238
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, is a variable nebula, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is also in the second Sharpless catalog as 238. It is a Herbig–Haro object.[2] The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852 by John Russell Hind.

File:N1555s.jpg
NGC 1555 from the 0.8m Schulman at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, AZ.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. http://galaxymap.org/cgi-bin/details.py?id=21556&t=hii&s=4_p31.5xp30.5&name=S238

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