Nebula 081 / 100
Jellyfish Nebula
IC0443
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At a glance
- Type
- Supernova remnant
- Constellation
- Gem
- Right ascension
- 6h 16m 37.4s
- Declination
- +22° 32′
- Apparent magnitude
- 12.0
- Angular size
- 50x40′
- Catalogue
- IC0443
Located in Gemini.
The outline on your card
Bright arcs of gas trail from the remnant of a supernova near the Galactic anticentre.
- Outline class
- Swept arc
- Axis ratio
- 0.80 : 1
- Central source
- No central source
- Surface brightness
- Medium
- Recorded structure
- Filaments · Bright rim
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