NGC 595: A Great Diffuse Nebula in M33

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Right Ascension 1 : 33.5 (h:m)
Declination +30 : 42 (deg:m)
Distance 3000 (kly)
Apparent Dimension 1 (arc min)

The giant H II region NGC 595 in the Triangulum Galaxy M33, photographed with a ground based scope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, in the H alpha light.

[n595-hst.jpg] The Hubble Space Telescope easily resolves the very hot young stars which excite this nebula to shine.

Credits: William H. Waller, Nasa GSFC


Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

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Last Modification: 18 Apr 1998, 20:35 MET