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Bubble Nebula

Nebula · Emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia

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Bubble Nebula
Picture: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Bubble Nebula

Bubble Nebula is about 7,828 light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 7,828 years ago.

It is 30,818 light-years from the centre of the Milky Way.

The map lists it as a nebula and shows it among the stars around the Sun, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Its distance or nature is debated, and the map shows one published value.

Distance contested: 7,100–11,000 light-years.

Key numbers

Distance7,828 light-years (2,400 pc)
Distance from the Galactic centre30,818 light-years
Galactic coordinatesl = 112.20°, b = +0.20°
Sizeabout 8 light-years across

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Perseus Arm › Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Arm, a view about 12,000 light-years across.

From Wikipedia

The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star, SAO 20575 (BD+60°2522).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Bubble Nebula, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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