Ground-based view of the area around star-forming region S 106
This image shows a ground-based telescope image of the region around star forming region Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. S106 is a compact star-forming region in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan).
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1118c |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 December 2011, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1118 |
| Size: | 14149 x 9977 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Sh 2-106 |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 3300 light years |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 20 27 26.51 |
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| Position (Dec): | 37° 52' 34.54" |
| Field of view: | 237.56 x 167.51 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 90.0° right of vertical |
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