NGC 3576
Emission nebula | |
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NGC 3576
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Recording as part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Keel of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 11 m 31.7 s |
declination | -61 ° 21 ′ 47 ″ |
Appearance
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Angular expansion | 3.0 '× 3.0' |
Ionizing source | |
designation | Young massive stars |
Physical data
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Affiliation | Milky Way |
distance | 9,000 ly |
diameter | 100 ly |
Age | 1.5 million years |
history
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discovery | John Herschel |
Date of discovery | March 16, 1834 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3576 • GC 2333 • h 3324 • ESO 129-EN5 |
NGC 3576 is an emission nebula in the constellation of the ship's Kiel , which is approximately 9,000 light years from Earth .
NGC 3576 was discovered on March 16, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
- ↑ SEDS: NGC 3576
- ↑ a b ESO 17/08 - Press Photo ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Seligman