IC 143

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extragalactic
H-II region and
star association
IC 143
IC143 - SDSS DR14.jpg
Constellation triangle
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 01h 34m 10.9s
declination + 30 ° 46 ′ 35 ″
Further data
Brightness  (visual)

13.7 mag

Angular expansion

0.3

Affiliation

Triangle Nebula , Local Group

history
discovery

Guillaume Bigourdan

Date of discovery

October 28, 1889

Catalog names
IC  143 • BCLMP 688
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IC 143 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 143
  3. Seligman

Attention: The sort key “IC 0143” overwrites the previously used key “IC0143”.