IC 2599

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Emission nebula
IC 2599

IC 2599 describes the southern part of the emission nebula

IC 2599 describes the southern part of the emission nebula
AladinLite
Constellation Keel of the ship
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 10 h 37 m 27.1 s
declination -58 ° 44 ′ 00 ″
Appearance
Ionizing source
Physical data

Affiliation Milky Way 
distance  7500 ly
history

discovery Edward Charles Pickering
Date of discovery May 10, 1893
Catalog names
 IC  2599 •  ESO  ESO 128-SC6 • Ced 109 • Gum 31

IC 2599 is an emission nebula in the constellation Kiel of the ship , which is the southern portion of the NGC 3324 object . The object was discovered on May 10, 1893 by Edward Charles Pickering .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. Seligman

Attention: The sorting key "IC 2599" overwrites the previously used key "IC2599".