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CG22 in Pyxis

by

Tom Davis/Novapix

Reference

a-neb98-00150

Date

2009-12-01

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.