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Sh2-240
Sh2-240 — Simeis 147 (Spaghetti Nebula)
Supernova Remnant
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Target information
- Object type
- Supernova Remnant
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Right ascension
- 5h 41m 06s
- Declination
- +28° 05′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 180′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- November, December, January, February, March
- Catalog IDs
- Sh2-240;Simeis 147;S147
About this target
Very large, extremely faint filamentary supernova remnant. Imaging footprint is approximately 3 degrees across; narrowband H-alpha is commonly used.
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