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      RCW 16
      Wallpaper author:
      sauro gaudenzi

      07 Nov 2024

      RCW 16

      RCW 16 also called Sh2-311, Gum 9,NGC 2467, sometimes called the Mandrill nebula, is ionised by the ultrahot O3 V star HD 64568, the O6 IV subgiant HD 64315, and the B0 V star LSS 830, according to Avedisova. Besides the NGC 2467 star cluster itself, it includes the star clusters Haffner 18 and Haffner 19. The bright foreground star on the far left of the image is the B8 IV subgiant HD 64455.

      It lies in the direction of the Pup OB1 and Pup OB2 associations (which overlap in the sky).

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 2467

      1 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Star-forming Regions
      • Camera
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        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
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        RA 118.137 Dec -26.3773
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
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        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        02 Jun 2023 - 03 Jun 2023
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Halpha30015m3
      SII30015m3
      OIII30015m3

      RCW 16