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NGC 7023 (The Iris Nebula) in Cepheus

author: Jim Misti/Novapix

reference: a-neb70-23004

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 22 cm

The bright star HD 200775 shining through the nebula NGC 7023 is a 10 solar mass star centrally imbedded in a region surrounded by ambient molecular cloud material.
This nebula is located at about 1400 light year away.

Keywords for this photo:

2004 - ASTRONOMY - CEPHEUS - IRIS - NEBULA - NGC 7023 - REFLECTION NEBULA - STAR - STAR CLUSTER -