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CG22 in Pyxis

auteur: Tom Davis/Novapix

référence: a-neb98-00150

Image Size 300 DPI: 40 * 39 cm

This is one of the dark nebulae cataloged as a cometary globule, number 22. It is also cataloged as HMSTG 44. It is a very faint object among a myriad of stars. Over 150,000 stars are visible in this image. CG22 is one of the many cometary globules in the GUM nebula. The 5.6 magnitude star near the "tail" is HIP 41723.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ASTRONOMY - CG22 - COMETARY GLOBULE - NEBULA - PYXIS - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR -