| NGC1435 / Reflection Nebula, type 1 R |
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| R.A. | 03h 46m 6.0s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +23° 47' 00" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 30.0' |
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| Real Size | N/A |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 410 light yrs. |
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| Other IDs | IC349, vdB20-23
LBN771 |
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The Pleiades has been covered by bluish reflection nebula.
Especially there is a bright part around Melope, a southern star of Pleiades, called "The Melope Nebula".
And the nebula has an ID number of NGC1435.
The nebula has a span of about 30 arc minutes in north-south direction, and has stripe structures looks like being sweeped with paintbrush.
The nebula is particularly striking around Melope, you can appreciate it with your own naked eyes aided with binoculars or small scopes under good-conditioned night sky.
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