H II regions — nebulae

83 CATALOGUED

Clouds of gas and dust: the places stars are born, and the wreckage they leave when they die.

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Lower Sword — apparent magnitude 2.50 (V)
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ALL CLASSESPLANETARY NEBULA · 130NEBULA · 94H II REGION · 83NEBULA WITH CLUSTER · 67REFLECTION NEBULA · 38SUPERNOVA REMNANT · 11EMISSION NEBULA · 8DARK NEBULA · 2
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NAME▲
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
30 Dor Cluster
H II region
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7.25 V
Dorado
Bubble Nebula
H II region
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—
11.00 B
Cassiopeia
Carina Nebula★
H II region
—
8500 ly
3.00 B
Carina
Cave Nebula
H II region
—
—
—
Cepheus
Crescent Nebula
H II region
—
—
7.44 B
Cygnus
Flame Nebula
H II region
—
—
11.00 B
Orion
IC 1274
H II region
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—
—
Sagittarius
IC 1283
H II region
—
—
—
Sagittarius
IC 1308
H II region
—
—
—
Sagittarius
IC 131
H II region
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—
12.52 B
Triangulum
IC 132
H II region
—
—
14.82 V
Triangulum
IC 133
H II region
—
—
18.45 V
Triangulum
IC 135
H II region
—
—
—
Triangulum
IC 142
H II region
—
—
14.20 V
Triangulum
IC 143
H II region
—
—
11.40 B
Triangulum
IC 1470
H II region
—
—
11.50 B
Cepheus
IC 1644
H II region
—
—
11.70 V
Tucana
IC 1795
H II region
—
—
—
Cassiopeia
IC 1871
H II region
—
—
—
Cassiopeia
IC 2116
H II region
—
—
14.21 V
Dorado
IC 2144
H II region
—
—
—
Taurus
IC 2162
H II region
—
—
—
Orion
IC 2599
H II region
—
—
—
Carina
IC 3329
H II region
—
—
—
Coma Berenices
IC 3551
H II region
—
—
—
Coma Berenices
IC 3552
H II region
—
—
—
Coma Berenices
IC 3555
H II region
—
—
—
Coma Berenices
IC 3563
H II region
—
—
—
Coma Berenices
IC 417
H II region
—
—
—
Auriga
IC 447
H II region
—
—
7.70 B
Monoceros
IC 448
H II region
—
—
—
Monoceros
IC 4591
H II region
—
—
—
Scorpius
IC 466
H II region
—
—
12.06 V
Monoceros
IC 4954
H II region
—
—
—
Vulpecula
IC 5068
H II region
—
—
—
Cygnus
IC 63
H II region
—
—
13.33 B
Cassiopeia
Maia Nebula
H II region
—
—
—
Taurus
Mairan's Nebula
H II region
—
—
9.00 V
Orion
NGC 1491
H II region
—
—
—
Perseus
NGC 1737
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1760
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1880
H II region
—
—
12.81 V
Dorado
NGC 1899
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1920
H II region
—
—
12.54 V
Dorado
NGC 1935
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 1955
H II region
—
—
8.87 V
Dorado
NGC 2018
H II region
—
—
10.89 V
Mensa
NGC 2030
H II region
—
—
12.29 V
Dorado
NGC 2032
H II region
—
—
—
Dorado
NGC 2079
H II region
—
—
11.81 V
Dorado
NGC 2080
H II region
—
—
10.42 V
Dorado
NGC 2103
H II region
—
—
10.82 V
Mensa
NGC 2183
H II region
—
—
15.15 B
Monoceros
NGC 2282
H II region
—
—
10.00 B
Monoceros
NGC 2359
H II region
—
—
—
Canis Major
NGC 2404
H II region
—
—
—
Camelopardalis
NGC 249
H II region
—
—
13.80 B
Tucana
NGC 281
H II region
—
—
—
Cassiopeia
NGC 2847
H II region
—
—
—
Hydra
NGC 3180
H II region
—
—
—
Ursa Major
NGC 3181
H II region
—
—
15.79 B
Ursa Major
NGC 3247
H II region
—
—
7.60 V
Carina
NGC 3576
H II region
—
—
—
Carina
NGC 3581
H II region
—
—
—
Carina
NGC 4559C
H II region
—
—
—
Coma Berenices
NGC 5447
H II region
—
—
—
Ursa Major
NGC 5450
H II region
—
—
—
Ursa Major
NGC 5451
H II region
—
—
16.70 B
Ursa Major
NGC 5453
H II region
—
—
—
Ursa Major
NGC 5455
H II region
—
—
15.22 B
Ursa Major
NGC 5458
H II region
—
—
—
Ursa Major
NGC 5461
H II region
—
—
14.38 B
Ursa Major
NGC 5462
H II region
—
—
18.17 B
Ursa Major
NGC 5471
H II region
—
—
14.54 B
Ursa Major
NGC 588
H II region
—
—
14.44 V
Triangulum
NGC 595
H II region
—
—
—
Triangulum
NGC 604
H II region
—
—
—
Triangulum
NGC 6857
H II region
—
—
11.40 B
Cygnus
NGC 7822
H II region
—
—
—
Cepheus
North America Nebula★
H II region
—
—
4.00 B
Cygnus
Pelican Nebula
H II region
—
—
8.00 B
Cygnus
Pencil Nebula
H II region
—
—
—
Vela
Rosette Nebula
H II region
—
—
6.00 B
Monoceros

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