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  2. List of largest nebulae - Wikipedia

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    The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image NGC 6188: 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula: NGC 592: 580 ly (180 pc) [22] [23] H II region: Located in the Triangulum Galaxy: Sh2-310: 531–681 ly (163–209 pc) [24] [c] H II region: Nebula surrounding VY Canis Majoris, which is one of largest known stars. Carina Nebula: 460 ly ...

  3. NGC 7538 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 7538, near the more famous Bubble Nebula, is located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located about 9,100 light-years from Earth. It is home to the biggest yet discovered protostar which is about 300 times the size of the Solar System. [4] It is located in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way and is probably part of the Cassiopeia OB2 ...

  4. GS-NDG-9422 - Wikipedia

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    This astronomy -related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e This physics -related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  5. NGC 7027 - Wikipedia

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    Jewel Bug Nebula, [citation needed] Gummy Bear Nebula [5] See also: Lists of nebulae NGC 7027, also known as the Jewel Bug Nebula or the Magic Carpet Nebula , [ 6 ] is a very young and dense planetary nebula [ 7 ] located around 3,000 light-years (920 parsecs ) from Earth in the constellation Cygnus .

  6. NGC 6302 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 6302 (also known as the Bug Nebula, Butterfly Nebula, or Caldwell 69) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius.The structure in the nebula is among the most complex ever seen in planetary nebulae.

  7. Carina Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Cosmic Cliffs at the edge of NGC 3324, one of the first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The Carina Nebula [7] or Eta Carinae Nebula [8] (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula [9]) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

  8. N119 - Wikipedia

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    N119 (formally known as LHA 120-N 119) is a spiral-shaped H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud.Its dimensions are large, at 131 x 175 pc (430 × 570 ly). [2] It contains several luminous stars including S Doradus, LH41-1042, and LMC195-1.

  9. California Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The California Nebula (Also known NGC 1499 or Sh2-220) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. Its name comes from its resemblance to the outline of the US State of California in long exposure photographs.