NGC 2467

NGC 2467
Emission nebula
NGC 2467 and surrounding area, from European Southern Observatory
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension07h 52m 24.22s[1]
Declination−26° 24′ 58.40″[1]
Distance4420 ly   (1355[1] pc)
ConstellationPuppis
DesignationsCr 164, Gum 9, Sh 2-311, ESO 493-25[2]
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 2467, nicknamed the "Skull and Crossbones Nebula",[3] is a star-forming region whose appearance has occasionally also been likened to that of a colorful mandrill. It includes areas where large clouds of hydrogen gas incubate new stars.[4] This region was one of the areas featured in the book Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images by Terence Dickinson.[5][nb 1]

  1. ^ a b c Yadav, Ram Kesh; Pandey, A. K.; Sharma, Saurabh; Ojha, D. K.; Samal, M. R.; Mallick, K. K.; Jose, J.; Ogura, K.; Richichi, Andrea; Irawati, Puji; Kobayashi, N.; Eswaraiah, C. (2016). "A multiwavelength investigation of the H ii region S311: Young stellar population and star formation". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 461 (3): 2502–2518. arXiv:1606.03741. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.461.2502Y. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw1356. S2CID 118561491.
  2. ^ "NGC 2467". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ Jeff Barbour; Tammy Plotner (March 2006). What's Up 2006 - 365 Days of Skywatching. Lulu. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-4116-8287-0.
  4. ^ "A cosmic concoction in NGC 2467". Space Telescope. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Stunning Gallery of Previously Unpublished Images - Universe Today


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