Thread: NGC 2516 - just a quickie.
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Old 17-04-2010, 08:13 PM
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kinetic (Steve) is right.
It is the reflection nebula IC 2220 that surrounds the variable star V341 Carinae (or HD 65750), a red giant.
Also see ...
http://www.sai.msu.su/apod/ap960105.html

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