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 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 15 December 2011, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic1118 |
Size: | 14149 x 9977 px |
About the Object
Name: | Sh 2-106 |
Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
Distance: | 3300 light years |
Constellation: | Cygnus |
Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 20 27 26.51 |
Position (Dec): | 37° 52' 34.54" |
Field of view: | 237.56 x 167.51 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 90.0° right of vertical |