Astronomy:Sh 2-50
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| Emission nebula | |
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| H II region | |
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| Observation data: epoch | |
| Right ascension | 18h 22m 30s |
| Declination | −14° 42′ 42″ [1] |
| Distance | 5540 ly (1870[2] pc) |
| Constellation | Scutum |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35' |
| Designations | RCW 164, LBN 62 |
Sh 2-50 is an emission nebula in Scutum. It is located only 2.5° away from the Eagle Nebula.[3]
It is in the direction of the open cluster Dolidze 28.[4] It is a star-forming region, and a radio source.[5] Despite being nearby, the supernova remnant SNR G16.8-1.1 is unrelated.[6]
References
- ↑ Vogel, Reiner. "The Sharpless Observing Atlas". https://www.astromaster.org/oggetti/sharpless_data/Sharpless_r.pdf.
- ↑ Avedisova, Veta S.; Kondratenko, G.I.. "Exciting stars and the distances of the diffuse nebulae". https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984NInfo..56...59A/abstract.
- ↑ "CCD Images of the Sharpless Catalogue". http://www.sharplesscatalog.com/sharpless.aspx.
- ↑ "Sh 2-50". http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/50.
- ↑ Avedisova, Veta S.. "A Catalog of Star-Forming Regions in the Galaxy". https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002ARep...46..193A/abstract.
- ↑ Stupar, M.; Parker, Q.A.. "Catalogue of known Galactic SNRs uncovered in Hα light". https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011MNRAS.414.2282S/abstract.
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