Honeycomb Nebula

Honeycomb Nebula
Nebula
Hubble image of Honeycomb Nebula.[1]
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension05h 35m 46.0s[2]
Declination−69° 18′ 00″[2]
Distance150 000 ly[1] ly
ConstellationDorado[1]
Physical characteristics
Radius37.1 ly
Dimensions1.70 x 1.70[2]
DesignationsHoneycomb, [BMD2010] SNR J0535.8-6918, MCSNR J0535-6918, SNR B0536-69.3
See also: Lists of nebulae

The Honeycomb Nebula is a supernova remnant located 150,000 light years away in the Dorado constellation. It lies along the edge of a giant filamentary shell, located in the massive H II complex 30 Doradus of the Large Magellanic Cloud.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Bubbles in space". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Honeycomb Nebula". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Meaburn_et_al_2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).