Emission nebula | |
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![]() NGC 2467 and surrounding area, from European Southern Observatory | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 07h 52m 24.22s[1] |
Declination | −26° 24′ 58.40″[1] |
Distance | 4420 ly (1355[1] pc) |
Constellation | Puppis |
Physical characteristics | |
Radius | 200 ly |
Designations | Cr 164, Gum 9, Sh 2-311, ESO 493-25[2] |
NGC 2467, nicknamed the "Skull and Crossbones Nebula",[3] is a star-forming region whose appearance has occasionally also been likened to that of a colorful mandrill. It includes areas where large clouds of hydrogen gas incubate new stars.[4] This region was one of the areas featured in the book Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images by Terence Dickinson.[5][nb 1]
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