| vdB133 / Reflection Nebula, type 2 R |
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| R.A. | 20h 31m 01.5s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +36°56' 52" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 10.0' |
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| Real Size | 4.6 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 1580 light yrs. |
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| Other IDs | LBN 218 |
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| Sh2-106 / Diffused Nebula, type E |
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| R.A. | 20h 27m 25.5s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +37°22' 32" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 3.0' |
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| Real Size | 5 light yrs. |
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| Magnitude | - |
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| Distance | 5500 light yrs. |
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Located approximately 3.7 degrees south-southeast of γ Cygni (Sadr), there is a reflection nebula vdB133 with an apparent diameter of about 10 arc minutes.
It is illuminated by the light of the central 6th magnitude star, designated as 44 Cygni.
This star's light is reflected by the interstellar gas surrounding it.
In the upper-right corner of the image, about 50 arc minutes northwest of vdB133, you can find a small red Hα nebula Sh2-106.
Although it spans only about 3 arc minutes across, it exhibits a bipolar shape extending in the north-south direction.
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