Atlas Image mosaic of NGC 2626, which, at a distance of about 1 kpc (3300 light years), is primarily reflecting the light from the bright blue (B1-type) 10th-magnitude star, CD-40° 4432, which is embedded in it.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension
08h 35m 32s[1]
Declination
−40° 40′ 18″[1]
Distance
3900 ± 1110 ly (1200 ± 340[2] pc)
Apparent dimensions (V)
5.0′ × 5.0′[3]
Constellation
Vela
Designations
NGC 2626, Ced 106h, GN 08.33.7, VdBH 17
See also: Lists of nebulae
NGC 2626 is a reflection nebula, emission nebula, and absorption nebula in the constellation Vela.[4][5] It is mostly illuminated by B1 star CD-40 4432 and ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882, together with other stars.
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^Mueller, Kaisa; Graham, John A (November 2000). "Young Stars Associated with the Reflection Nebula NGC 2626". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112 (777): 1426–32. Bibcode:2000PASP..112.1426M. doi:10.1086/317705. JSTOR 10.1086/317705. S2CID 121268925.
^Harvey, J.; Mazlin, S.; Verschatse, D.; Perez, J. J. (September 2014). "Rarely Imaged". Astronomy: 89.
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