Sh 2-112

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Sh 2-112
Emission nebula
Sh2-112 DSS.png
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 20h 33m 49s
Declination 45d 38m [1]
Distance5600  ly    (1740  pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)13.8 [2]
Apparent dimensions (V)15' x 15' [3]
Constellation Cygnus
Physical characteristics
Radius 25 ly
DesignationsDWB 174, LBN 337 [4]
See also: Lists of nebulae

Sh 2-112 is a nebula in Cygnus. It is located within the Orion Arm, and is near star complex Cygnus X. It is ionized by the central star BD+45 3216. [5] It is a region of star-formation, with 138 Young Stellar Objects candidates within the nebula. [6] The average age of these objects is about one million years. [7] it contains a large dust band on its western side. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "SIMBAD query result".
  2. ↑ "Sharpless (Sh2) - Astrobasics". 13 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bernhard Hubl - Sh2-112". 5 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "SH2-112 - A Diffuse Emission Nebula in Cygnus - 15.7 Hours in SHOrgb".
  5. ↑ "Sh 2-112".
  6. ↑ Panwar, N.; Sharma, S.; Ojha, D. K.; Baug, T.; Dewangan, L. K.; Bhatt, B. C.; Pandey, R. (2022). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: YSO candidates in the HII region SH 2-112 (Panwar+, 2020)". Vizier Online Data Catalog. Bibcode:2022yCat..19050061P. doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.19050061.
  7. ↑ Panja, Alik; Sun, Yan; Chen, Wen Ping; Mondal, Soumen (2022). "Star and Cluster Formation in the Sh2-112 Filamentary Cloud Complex". The Astrophysical Journal. 939 (1): 46. arXiv: 2209.09609 . Bibcode:2022ApJ...939...46P. doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac940f .
  8. ↑ "Sh2-112".
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