Sh 2-113

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Flying Dragon Nebula
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Flying Dragon Nebula in narrowband by amateur astronomer Chuck Ayoub
Observation data
Distance 12400 light years away
Physical characteristics
Radius27 light years across
Estimated ageA few thousand years old
Associations
Constellation Cygnus
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

Sh 2-113 (Sharpless 113) also known as the Flying Dragon Nebula or LBN 333, is a small planetary nebula that resembles a supernova remnant (SNR) but with no evidence to support it being an SNR. Sh 2-113 is located in the northern hemisphere constellation of Cygnus south of the star Deneb. [1] Nearby are other planetary nebulae named K 2-81, Sh 2-114, Kn 26 and LBN 346. [2]

References

  1. "Sh2-113, Sh2-113". stellarscenes.net. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. "Distant Lights - sh2-113". www.distant-lights.at. Retrieved 2022-09-14.