Sh 2-140

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Sh 2-140
Nebula
Emission Nebula Sh2-140 (noao-sh2-140).jpg
Sh 2-140 as imaged by the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope
Observation data: J2000.0 [1] epoch
Right ascension 22 19 21.46 [2]
Declination 63° 14' 53.68" [2]
Distance3,000 [1]   ly    (900 [3]   pc)
Constellation Cepheus [1]
See also: Lists of nebulae

Sharpless 140 is an H II region and emission nebula in the Cepheus constellation, [2] 3,000 light years from the Solar System. [1] It is part of the Cepheus bubble. [3] The surface of the nebula's clouds primarily consists of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stellar Nursery Sharpless 140". www.spitzer.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. 1 2 3 info@noirlab.edu. "Emission Nebula Sh2-140". www.noirlab.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. 1 2 "Sh 2-140". galaxymap.org. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  4. ↑ "APOD: 2004 May 20 - Sharpless 140". apod.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
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