Astronomy:Okroy Cloud
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Short description: Intergalactic dust cloud in the constellation Virgo discovered in 1988
| Okroy Cloud | |
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 50m |
| Declination | 22° |
| Distance | ? |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | ? |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | intergalactic dust cloud |
| Apparent size (V) | 30° × 10° |
| Other designations | |
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The Okroy Cloud, is an intergalactic dust cloud near the Milky Way. Its intergalactic nature was first studied by Bogdan Wszolek and Solvia Massi in 1988.[1]
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References
- ↑ Wszolek, Bogdan; Rudnicki, Konrad; Masi, Silvia; De Bernardis, Paolo; Salvi, Antonio (1989-02-01). "Far-infrared emission from an intergalactic dust cloud?" (in en). Astrophysics and Space Science 152 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1007/BF00645983. ISSN 1572-946X. Bibcode: 1989Ap&SS.152...29W. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00645983.
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