Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Fox Fur Nebula

Index Fox Fur Nebula

Fox Fur Nebula is a nebula located in Monoceros and included in the NGC 2264 Region. [1]

12 relations: Cone Nebula, Dark nebula, Epoch (astronomy), Fur, Monoceros, Nebula, New General Catalogue, NGC 2264, Orion (constellation), Sharpless catalog, Shawl, Star.

Cone Nebula

The Cone Nebula is an H II region in the constellation of Monoceros.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Cone Nebula · See more »

Dark nebula

A dark nebula or absorption nebula is a type of interstellar cloud that is so dense that it obscures the light from objects behind it, such as background stars and emission or reflection nebulae.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Dark nebula · See more »

Epoch (astronomy)

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Epoch (astronomy) · See more »

Fur

Fur is the hair covering of non-human mammals, particularly those mammals with extensive body hair that is soft and thick.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Fur · See more »

Monoceros

Monoceros (Greek: Μονόκερως) is a faint constellation on the celestial equator.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Monoceros · See more »

Nebula

A nebula (Latin for "cloud" or "fog"; pl. nebulae, nebulæ, or nebulas) is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Nebula · See more »

New General Catalogue

The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated as NGC) is a catalogue of deep-sky objects compiled by John Louis Emil Dreyer in 1888.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and New General Catalogue · See more »

NGC 2264

NGC 2264 is the designation number of the New General Catalogue that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and NGC 2264 · See more »

Orion (constellation)

Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Orion (constellation) · See more »

Sharpless catalog

The Sharpless catalog is a list of 313 HII regions (emission nebulae), intended to be comprehensive north of declination −27°.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Sharpless catalog · See more »

Shawl

A shawl (from lang-Urdu شال shāl, which may be from दुशाला duśālā, ultimately from Sanskrit: शाटी śāṭī) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Shawl · See more »

Star

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.

New!!: Fox Fur Nebula and Star · See more »

Redirects here:

Sh2-273.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Fur_Nebula

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »