Quick note: I was doing some digging as K2-15 was on my observing list, and according to
http://www.aanda.org/index.php?optio...100.right.html , K2-15 is now considered to be a reflection nebula as it has an embedded infrared star cluster.
Here is their data, from
ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/A%26A/400/533/table3.dat :
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23 263.25 0.51 8 48 48 -42 54 27 1.5 1.3 in Munch23=K2-15 IRC not PN
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Likewise, NGC 2579:
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17 254.68 0.22 8 20 54 -36 12 57 2.2 1.7 inc vdBH-RN13a,b,in NGC2579 IRGr compact, includes br star
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IRC : Infrared cluster
IRGr: stellar group
Regards,
Eric