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      IC 443 - Jellyfish Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Tal Ny

      02 Nov 2022

      IC 443 - Jellyfish Nebula

      IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 (Sh2-248)) is a galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. On the plane of the sky, it is located near the star Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth.

      IC 443 may be the remains of a supernova that occurred 3,000 - 30,000 years ago. The same supernova event likely created the neutron star CXOU J061705.3+222127, the collapsed remnant of the stellar core. IC 443 is one of the best-studied cases of supernova remnants interacting with surrounding molecular clouds.

      (Source: Wikipedia)

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      IC 443

      2 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      SPA-3-CCD
      • Type of target
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        Supernova Remnant
      • Camera
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        FLI PL16083
      • Target coordinates
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        RA 94.2177 Dec 22.17061
      • Hemisphere
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        Northern
      • Telescope location
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        Spain
      • Transient event
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        No
      • Observed on
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        04 Sept 2020 - 15 Mar 2021
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      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Halpha4621h40m13
      OIII22545m12
      SII20040m12

      IC 443 - Jellyfish Nebula