IC 349
| IC 349 / Barnard's Merope Nebula | |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Taurus |
| Right ascension | 03 h 46 m 21.3 s |
| declination | + 23 ° 56 ′ 28 ″ |
| Apparent brightness | approx. 13 mag |
| Angular expansion | approx. 30 " |
| Astrometry | |
| distance | approx. 330 ly approx. 110 pc |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward Barnard |
| Discovery date | November 14, 1890 |
IC 349 , also known as Barnard's Merope Nebula (Engl. Barnard's Merope Nebula ), is a reflection nebula in the Pleiades . It was discovered by Edward Barnard in 1890 . It receives its light from the star Merope, only 0.06 light years (30 " ) away .
IC 349 is not a remnant of the nebula from which Merope was formed, but an interstellar dust cloud that passes the star and is deformed by its radiation. The suspicion was expressed that IC 349 a fragment of the Taurus - Auriga - molecular cloud was.
literature
- Herbig, GH; Simon, T .: Barnard's Merope Nebula Revisited: New Observational Results ; in: The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 121, Issue 6, pp. 3138ff. (2001), bibcode : 2001AJ .... 121.3138H
- Barentine, JC; Esquerdo, Gilbert A .: Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349): an Interstellar Interloper ; in: The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 117, Issue 3, pp. 1402ff. (1999), bibcode : 1999AJ .... 117.1402B
- Herbig, GH: IC 349: Barnard's Merope Nebula ; in: The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 111, pp. 1241ff. (1996), bibcode : 1996AJ .... 111.1241H
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Individual evidence
Attention: The sort key “IC 0349” overwrites the previously used key “IC0349”.