IC 140

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extragalactic
H-II region and
star association
IC 140
Constellation triangle
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 01h 33m 58.2s
declination + 30 ° 33 '00 ″
Further data
Brightness  (visual)

13 likes

Angular expansion

0.5

Affiliation

Triangle Nebula , Local Group

history
discovery

Guillaume Bigourdan

Date of discovery

October 28, 1889

Catalog names
IC  140 •
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IC 140 is an H-II region and a large stellar association in the galaxy Messier 33 . The object was discovered on October 28, 1889 by the astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b SEDS : IC 140
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key “IC 0140” overwrites the previously used key “IC0140”.