IC 2872
    Wallpaper author:
    Alan Daly

    15 Jun 2026

    IC 2872

    IC 2872 is an emission nebula, forming part of the larger Running Chicken Nebula complex (IC 2944). It is in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 6,500 light-years from Earth.

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    IC 2872