Honeycomb Nebula
| Nebula | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 05h 35m 46.0s[2] |
| Declination | −69° 18′ 00″[2] |
| Distance | 150 000 ly[1] ly |
| Constellation | Dorado[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Radius | 37.1 ly |
| Dimensions | 1.70 x 1.70[2] |
| Designations | Honeycomb, [BMD2010] SNR J0535.8-6918, MCSNR J0535-6918, SNR B0536-69.3 |
The Honeycomb Nebula is a supernova remnant located 150,000 light years away in the Dorado constellation. It lies along the edge of a giant filamentary shell, located in the massive H II complex 30 Doradus of the Large Magellanic Cloud.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bubbles in space". www.spacetelescope.org. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Honeycomb Nebula". Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ Meaburn, J.; Redman, M. P.; Boumis, P.; Harvey, E. (October 2010). "Towards an explanation for the 30 Dor (LMC) Honeycomb nebula - the impact of recent observations and spectral analysis". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 408 (2): 1249–1256. arXiv:1006.2692. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.408.1249M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17204.x.
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