NGC 604 in galaxy M33
This is a Hubble Space Telescope image (right) of a vast nebula called NGC 604, which lies in the neighbouring spiral galaxy Messier 33, located 2.7 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum.
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About the Object
| Name: | Messier 33, NGC 604 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula : Appearance : Emission : H II Region |
| Distance: | 3 million light years |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 34 33.19 |
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| Position (Dec): | 30° 47' 4.36" |
| Field of view: | 1.87 x 1.99 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 27.4° right of vertical |
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Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |