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Emission nebula

The Soul Nebula

Also IC 1848 · Sh 2-199

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A large star-forming nebula beside the Heart Nebula.

Measured

Distance
6,713 light-years
Constellation
Cassiopeia
Position (J2000)
RA 2h 51m 10s, Dec +60.41°

How far, from the Sun

6,710 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light6,710 years
  • Voyager 1's speed119 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h72.5 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It and the Heart Nebula are part of one huge star-forming complex.
  • Gaia picks out about 281 member stars (Hunt & Reffert 2023).

Where this comes from

  • Hunt & Reffert 2023, A&A 673, A114: Gaia DR3 cluster distance 2058.3 pc (16th–84th percentile 2050.8–2065.8 pc) for its central cluster IC 1848
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.