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      RCW52
      Wallpaper author:
      JEAN-LOUIS FAIVRE

      31 Mar 2024

      RCW52

      The RCW catalog describes RCW 52 as a "Bright knot in η Carina nebula separated from main region by absorption".

      This ring nebula is ionised by the O8 V star LSS 1887. Avedisova adds two additional B-class ionising stars. It is viewed next to the vast clouds of the Eta Carinae nebula (RCW 53) and may be nearby if the Avedisova estimate is correct or much further away if the Cameron Reed estimate from 1993 is correct.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 3372 Mosaic

      7 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 161.4895 Dec -59.7331
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        01 Jul 2023 - 27 Jul 2023
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      OIII2713h5m41
      SII3073h30m41
      Halpha3223h40m41

      RCW52