Running Chicken Nebula

At a glance

Type

Emission nebula (H II region)

Constellation

Cen

Right ascension

11h 35m 47.0s

Declination

−63° 01′

Apparent magnitude

4.5

Angular size

7.2x5.8′

Catalogue

IC2944

Located in Centaurus.

The outline on your card

A bright ridge of emission containing the Bok globule complex associated with Lambda Centauri.

Outline class

Patchy

Axis ratio

0.80 : 1

Central source

Multiple central stars

Surface brightness

Medium

Recorded structure

Embedded stars · Bright rim · Globules · Pillars

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