NGC 1931

Coordinates

  • X -719
  • Y 7
  • Z -6980
→ Sol: ∼7,017

Object type

  • Bright Nebula
  • Possible star cluster
  • Star cluster
  • HII region
  • Infra-Red source
  • Interstellar matter
  • Open cluster
simbad:NGC 1931

Neighbourhood :

  • NGC 1931 Sector AA-Q b5-1
  • NGC 1931 Sector CQ-Y c4
  • NGC 1931 Sector MC-V c2-0
  • NGC 1931 Sector PD-S b4-0
  • NGC 1931 Sector RY-R b4-1

Wiki

NGC 1931, found in the constellation Auriga has been referred to as a "miniature version of the Orion Nebula", as it shares some of the same characteristics. It is a mixed emission-reflection nebula, and contains a smaller version of the Trapezium in its hot young star cluster centered in the emission nebula. The entire cluster/nebula complex is only about 3 arcmin in size. The distance from earth is estimated at about 7000 light years.

The nebula is Sharpless catalog Sh 2-237.

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