Barnard 33, the Horsehead Nebula
Dark Nebula Barnard 33
in Orion
The Horsehead Nebula
Right Ascension | 05 : 40.9 (h:m) |
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Declination | -02 : 28 (deg:m) |
Distance | 1.6 (kly) |
Apparent Dimension | 6×4 (arc min) |
The remarkable Horsehead is a dark globule of dust and non-luminous gas,
obscuring the light coming from behind, especially the moderately bright
nebula IC 434. It is the most remarkable feature of an
interesting region of diffuse nebulae, which belongs
to a huge cloud of gas and dust
situated 1,600 light years away in the direction of constellation Orion.
The bright reflection nebula in the lower left is NGC 2023.
The image in this page was obtained by David Malin with the
Anglo-Australian Telescope.
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Last Modification: 4 Jun 1998, 10:25 MET