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NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located in the northern constellation Perseus, positioned next to the southern constellation border with Taurus and Aries. [3] It was first discovered by German astronomer Eduard Schönfeld in 1855. [ 4 ]
The dark nebula Barnard 203 or Lynds 1448 is located about one degree southwest of NGC 1333 in the Perseus molecular cloud, at a distance of about 800 light-years.Three infrared sources were observed in this region by IRAS, called IRS 1, IRS 2 and IRS 3.
NGC 1333, a nebula in the Perseus molecular cloud featuring glowing gases and pitch-black dust stirred up and blown around by several hundred newly forming stars embedded within the dark cloud. There are many nebulae in Perseus. M76 is a planetary nebula, also called the Little Dumbbell Nebula. [77]
NGC 1579 (also known as the Northern Trifid) is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation of Perseus. It is referred to as the Northern Trifid because of its similar appearance to the Trifid Nebula , which is located in the southern celestial hemisphere of the sky.
The fluorescence of the California Nebula (NGC 1499) is due to this star's prodigious radiation. [7] It is a member of the Perseus OB2 association of co-moving stars, but may be a runaway star since it is now separated by 200 pc from the association's center and has an unusually high radial velocity. [13]
NGC 1535, also known as Cleopatra's Eye, [3] is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Eridanus, discovered by William Herschel on February 1, 1785. [4] It is very similar to the Eskimo Nebula in both color and structure but the central star can be quite difficult to observe visually. [5]
Messier 34 (also known as M34, NGC 1039, or the Spiral Cluster) is a large and relatively near open cluster in Perseus. It was probably discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 [ 4 ] and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet -like objects in 1764.
NGC 1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga. It is about 12,400 light years away. The star cluster is embedded in the Tadpole Nebula (HII region IC 410). [5] Images of the star cluster by the Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest that it contains approximately 4,600 young stellar objects. [6] Image of the entire Tadpole Nebula (IC 410)