| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| H II region | |
 Image of NGC 592 and local neighbours created using SDSS data | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 01h 33m 11.69s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 38′ 41.8″[1] |
| Distance | ~2.86 million ly (0.877 ± 0.222 million[2] pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[3] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 0.70 arcmins[4] |
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | ~290 ly (90 pc) (estimated)[1][4][dubious – discuss] ly |
NGC 592 is an H II region type emission nebula located in the Triangulum galaxy (M33) and thus in the constellation of Triangulum.[1][4] The nebula contains an open cluster of stars and is approximately 2.86 million light-years away from Earth.[4][3][2]
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- ^ a b "M33 NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ a b "Revised NGC Data for NGC 592". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ a b c d "Site of Professor C. Seligman: NGC 550 - 599". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.