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IC 2944, nicknamed the Running Chicken Nebula
This new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope shows the Running Chicken Nebula, a cloud of gas and newborn stars that lies around 6500 light-years away from us in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur). Officially called IC 2944, or the Lambda Centauri Nebula, its strange nickname comes from the bird-like shape of its brightest region. The star Lambda Centauri itself lies just outside the field of view.
Credit:ESO
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso1135a |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 21 september 2011 12:00 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso1135 |
| Grootte: | 8579 x 7763 px |
Over het object
| Naam: | IC 2944 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Afstand: | 6500 lichtjaren |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Categorie: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 38 20.44 |
| Position (Dec): | -63° 22' 22.45" |
| Field of view: | 34.01 x 30.77 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Kleuren & filters
| Band | Telescoop |
|---|---|
| Optisch B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optisch V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optisch H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrarood R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |