List of largest nebulae

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NGC 604, one of largest nebulae (H II region) is located in the Triangulum Galaxy (viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope). Nursery of New Stars - GPN-2000-000972.jpg
NGC 604, one of largest nebulae (H II region) is located in the Triangulum Galaxy (viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope).

Below is a list of the largest known nebulae so far discovered, ordered by actual diameter. This list is prone to change because of inconsistencies between studies, the great distances of nebulae from our stellar neighborhood, and the constant refinement of technology and engineering.

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Caveats

Nebulae have no standardized boundaries, so the measurements are subject to revision. Lastly, scientists are still defining the features and parameters of nebulae. Because of these rapid developments and adjustments, this list might be potentially unreliable.

List

List of the largest nebulae
ImageNebulaMaximum dimension
(in light-years/parsecs)		TypeNotes
SDSS NGC 262 sdss.org.jpg NGC 262 Halo Cloud1,300,000 ly (400,000 pc) [1] H I region Spiral nebula surrounding NGC 262, which is one of the largest known galaxies.
Leo Ring.jpg Leo Ring 650,000 ly (200,000 pc) [2] HVC A large ring of cold gas that formed from a collision of two galaxies. [3]
Tracing the origin of the Magellanic Stream.jpg Magellanic Stream 600,000 ly (180,000 pc) [4] complex of HVCs Connects the Large and Small Magellanic clouds; extends across 180° of the sky.
Lyman-alpha blob LAB-1.jpg Lyman-alpha blob 1 300,000 ly (92,000 pc) [5] LαB Largest blob in the LAB Giant Concentration [ citation needed ]
Pia17558.jpg Himiko Gas Cloud 55,000 ly (17,000 pc) [6] Intergalactic cloud
(possible LαB)		One of the most massive lyman-alpha blobs known
HVC 127-41-330 20,000 ly (6,100 pc) [7] HVC
Smith's Cloud - 2008 - Bill Saxton, NRAO, AUI, NSF.jpg Smith's Cloud 9,800 ly (3,000 pc) [8] HVC Extends about 20° of the sky
Tarantula Nebula by JWST.jpg Tarantula Nebula 1,895 ly (581 pc) [9] [lower-alpha 1] H II region Most active starburst region in the Local Group
Nursery of New Stars - GPN-2000-000972.jpg NGC 604 1,520 ly (470 pc) [10] [11] [lower-alpha 2] H II region Located in the Triangulum Galaxy
ESO-N44-central region-LMC-phot-31b-03-fullres.jpg N44 1,000 ly (310 pc) [12] Emission nebula Contains a 250 light year wide superbubble that was probably formed from stellar winds. [13]
N11 (Hubble).jpg N11 1,000 ly (310 pc) [14] H II region N11 is the second largest star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.
NGC2403-Subaru-HST-L.jpg NGC 2404 940 ly (290 pc) H II region Largest H II region located in the spiral galaxy NGC 2403
NGC 595 center HST.jpg NGC 595 880 ly (270 pc) [15] H II region Contains massive stars that have strong stellar winds.
NGC 6822 Bubble and Ring nebulae.jpg Ring Nebula (NGC 6822) 838 ly (257 pc) H II region The Ring Nebula is located in the lower right of the image
Finkbeiner H-alpha Gum Nebula.jpg Gum Nebula 809–950 ly (248–291 pc) [16] [17] Emission nebula Extends about 36° of the sky
NGC 6822 Bubble and Ring nebulae.jpg Bubble Nebula (NGC 6822) 758 ly (232 pc) [18] [19] [20] H II region The Bubble Nebula is located in the upper left of the image
Rgb-ngc6193.jpg NGC 6188 600 ly (180 pc) [21] Emission nebula
NGC592 - SDSS DR14.jpg NGC 592 580 ly (180 pc) [22] [23] H II region
Sh2-310 531–681 ly (163–209 pc) [24] [lower-alpha 3] H II region Nebula surrounding VY Canis Majoris, which is one of largest known stars.
Carina Nebula by Harel Boren (151851961, modified).jpg Carina Nebula 460 ly (140 pc) [25] H II region Nearest giant H II region to Earth
Dragonfish600.jpg Dragonfish Nebula 450 ly (140 pc) [26] Emission nebula
Eso9931d.jpg N119 430–570 ly (131–175 pc) [27] H II region Peculiar S-shape
Rcw49 spitzer c1.jpg RCW 49 350 ly (110 pc) [28] H II region
Heartandfish32hours.jpg Heart Nebula 330 ly (100 pc) [29] H II region Has been named the “Heart nebula” because of its resemblance to a human heart.
Henize N70 Superbubble Nebula.jpg Henize 70 (N70 or DEM L301) [30] 300 ly (92 pc) [31] H II region The N 70 Nebula, in the Large Magellanic Cloud has a shell structure and is really a bubble in space. It is a "Super Bubble".
BarnardLoopHunterWilson.jpg Barnard's Loop 300 ly (92 pc) [32] [33] H II region Supernova over the last 4 million years probably carved cavities in gas clouds forming the semi circle shape of Barnard’s loop.
The star cluster NGC 6604 and its surroundings.jpg Sh2-54 252 ly (77 pc) [34] [35] H II region
Detailed view of the Prawn Nebula from ESO's VST.jpg Prawn Nebula 250 ly (77 pc) [36] H II region
S147 SH2-240 GeorgesAttard Apod1012020.jpg Simeis 147 160 ly (49 pc) [37] Supernova remnant
Cederblad 214 and NGC 7822 Nebulae - Davidedemartin 6.jpg NGC 7822 150 ly (46 pc) [38] Emission nebula
The Very Large Telescope Snaps a Stellar Nursery and Celebrates Fifteen Years of Operations.jpg IC 2944 142 ly (44 pc) [39] [40] Emission nebula
Eagle Nebula from ESO.jpg Eagle Nebula 140 ly (43 pc) [41] H II region Part of another diffuse nebula IC 4703.
Rosette Nebula Narrowband SHO focal length 384mm Stephan Hamel.jpg Rosette Nebula 130 ly (40 pc) [42] H II region Only 36 stars were known to be in this nebula but the Chandra telescope increased the number of known stars to 160.
RCW 79 (Emission nebula).jpg RCW 79 122 ly (37 pc) [43] Emission nebula
VST images the Lagoon Nebula.jpg Lagoon Nebula 110 ly (34 pc) [44] H II region
ESO-NGC 3576-phot-17b-08-normal.jpg NGC 3576 100 ly (31 pc) [45] Emission nebula
NebulaN41.jpg N41 100 ly (31 pc) [46] Emission nebula
The following well-known nebulae are listed for the purpose of comparison.
Orion Nebula - Hubble 2006 mosaic 18000.jpg Orion Nebula 20 ly (6.132 pc) [47] Diffuse Nebula The closest major star formation region to Earth. [48]
Crab Nebula.jpg Crab Nebula 11 ly (3.4 pc) [49] Supernova remnant The remnant of a supernova that occurred in 1054 AD. [50]
The Bubble Nebula - NGC 7635 - Heic1608a.jpg Bubble Nebula 6 [51] -10 [52] [53] ly (1.84-3.066 pc) Emission nebula
NGC7293 (2004).jpg Helix Nebula 5.74 ly (1.76 pc) [54] Emission nebula
Southern Ring Nebula (NIRCam Image).png Eightburst Nebula 0.8 ly (0.2453 pc) [55] Emission nebula
EtaCarinae.jpg Homunculus Nebula 0.58 ly (0.1778 pc) [56] Emission nebula Surrounds the star system Eta Carinae.
Stingraynebula.jpg Stingray Nebula 0.16 ly (0.049 pc) [57] Emission nebula One of the smallest nebulae.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ distance × sin( diameter_angle ) = 1,895 ly
  2. ↑ distance × sin( diameter_angle ) = 1,520 ly
  3. ↑ Those measurements are based on an apparent diameter of 480 arcminutes (') plus an assumed distance of 1.5 kpc and the current distance of VY CMa which is about 1.17 kpc as the nebula is sometimes found to have the same distance as VY CMa.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 604</span> H II region inside the Triangulum Galaxy

NGC 604 is an H II region inside the Triangulum Galaxy. It was discovered by William Herschel on September 11, 1784. It is among the largest H II regions in the Local Group of galaxies; at the galaxy's estimated distance of 2.7 million light-years, its longest diameter is roughly 1,520 light years (~460 parsecs), over 40 times the size of the visible portion of the Orion Nebula. It is over 6,300 times more luminous than the Orion Nebula, and if it were at the same distance it would outshine Venus. Its gas is ionized by a cluster of massive stars at its center with 200 stars of spectral type O and WR, a mass of 105 solar masses, and an age of 3.5 million years; however, unlike the Large Magellanic Cloud's Tarantula Nebula central cluster (R136), NGC 604's one is much less compact and more similar to a large stellar association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarantula Nebula</span> H II region in the constellation Dorado

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messier 83</span> Barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centaurus A</span> Radio galaxy in the constellation Centaurus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">M2-9</span> Planetary nebula

Minkowski 2-9, abbreviated M2-9 is a planetary nebula that was discovered by Rudolph Minkowski in 1947. It is located about 2,100 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus. This bipolar nebula takes the peculiar form of twin lobes of material that emanate from a central star. Astronomers have dubbed this object as the Twin Jet Nebula because of the jets believed to cause the shape of the lobes. Its form also resembles the wings of a butterfly. The nebula was imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope in the 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whirlpool Galaxy</span> Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sombrero Galaxy</span> Galaxy in the constellation Virgo

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Messier 106</span> Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sculptor Galaxy</span> Intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 891</span> Galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

NGC 891 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 6, 1784. The galaxy is a member of the NGC 1023 group of galaxies in the Local Supercluster. It has an H II nucleus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 2438</span> Planetary nebula in the constellation Puppis

NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the southern constellation of Puppis. Parallax measurements by Gaia put the central star at a distance of roughly 1,370 light years. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 19, 1786. NGC 2438 appears to lie within the cluster M46, but it is most likely unrelated since it does not share the cluster's radial velocity. The case is yet another example of a superposed pair, joining the famed case of NGC 2818.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IC 342</span> Spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis

IC 342 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis, located relatively close to the Milky Way. Despite its size and actual brightness, its location behind dusty areas near the galactic equator makes it difficult to observe, leading to the nickname "The Hidden Galaxy", though it can readily be detected even with binoculars. If the galaxy were not obscured, it would be visible by naked eye. The dust makes it difficult to determine its precise distance; modern estimates range from about 7 million light-years (Mly) to about 11 Mly. The galaxy was discovered by William Frederick Denning in 1892. It is one of the brightest in the IC 342/Maffei Group, one of the closest galaxy groups to the Local Group. Edwin Hubble first thought it to be in the Local Group, but it was later determined not to be a member.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 6302</span> Bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 5253</span> Irregular galaxy in the M83 group of galaxies

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flame Nebula</span> Emission nebula in the constellation Orion

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 6357</span> Emission nebula in the constellation Scorpius

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dark Doodad Nebula</span> Nebula in the constellation Musca

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">NGC 1313</span> Galaxy in the constellation Reticulum

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antlia-Sextans Group</span> Galaxy group in the constellations of Hydra, Sextans, Antlia and Leo

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