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Flame Nebula

Nebula · Emission nebula in the constellation Orion

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Flame Nebula
Picture: Chuck Ayoub, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About the Flame Nebula

The Flame Nebula is about 1,354 light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 1,354 years ago.

It is 28,166 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.

Key numbers

Distance1,354 light-years (415 pc)
Distance from the Galactic centre28,166 light-years
Galactic coordinatesl = 206.50°, b = -16.30°
Sizeabout 6 light-years across

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Orion–Cygnus Arm (Local 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 Flame Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Orion. Alternatively, it is designated as NGC 2024 and Sh2-277. It is about 1350 light-years away. At that distance, the Flame Nebula lies within the Orion B cloud of the larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.

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

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