NGC 206: Starcloud in the Andromeda Galaxy M31
Right Ascension | 0 : 40.6 (h:m) |
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Declination | +40 : 44 (deg:m) |
Distance | 2900 (kly) |
Apparent Dimension | 4.2 (arc min) |
This giant starcloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, similar to but much larger
than M24, is bright enough that William
Herschel has given it a separate catalog number (H V.36).
Jack Schmidling with a 16-inch Newton exposed 40 minutes on Technical
Pan film.
Last Modification: 8 Apr 1999, 15:40 MET