NGC 2626

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NGC 2626
Reflection nebula
Ngc2626atlas.jpg
Atlas Image mosaic of NGC 2626, which, at a distance of about 1 kpc (3300 light years), is primarily reflecting the light from the bright blue (B1-type) 10th-magnitude star, CD-40° 4432, which is embedded in it.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 08h 35m 32s [1]
Declination −40° 40′ 18″ [1]
Distance3900 ± 1110  ly    (1200 ± 340 [2]   pc)
Apparent dimensions (V)5.0′ × 5.0′ [3]
Constellation Vela
Designations NGC 2626, Ced 106h, GN 08.33.7, VdBH 17
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 2626 is a reflection nebula, emission nebula, and absorption nebula in the constellation Vela. [4] [5] It is mostly illuminated by B1 star CD-40 4432 and ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882, together with other stars.

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  1. 1 2 "NGC 2626". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Pinheiro, M. C.; Copetti, M. V. F.; Oliveira, V. A. (2010). "Spectral classification and distance determination of stars in nine southern Galactic H II regions". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 521: A26. Bibcode:2010A&A...521A..26P. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912937 .
  3. ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2600 - 2649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Mueller, Kaisa; Graham, John A (November 2000). "Young Stars Associated with the Reflection Nebula NGC 2626". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112 (777): 1426–32. Bibcode:2000PASP..112.1426M. doi:10.1086/317705. JSTOR   10.1086/317705. S2CID   121268925.
  5. ↑ Harvey, J.; Mazlin, S.; Verschatse, D.; Perez, J. J. (September 2014). "Rarely Imaged". Astronomy: 89.
  6. ↑ "A Vista of NGC 2626 with the SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope" . Retrieved April 20, 2021.


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