NGC 1555

NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula, is a variable nebula, illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is also in the second Sharpless catalog as 238. It is a Herbig–Haro object.[2] The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852, by John Russell Hind.

NGC 1555 from the 0.8m Schulman at the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, AZ.
Timelapse of variable nebula activity of NGC 1555 from October 2022 to March 2023 compiled from contributions from the big amateur telescope (https://bigamateurtelescope.com/)
NGC 1555
Reflection nebula
Variable nebula
A near-infrared image of NGC 1555
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension4h 21m 57.1s[1]
Declination+19° 32 7[1]
ConstellationTaurus
DesignationsHind's Nebula,[1] Sharpless 238

See also

References

  1. "NGC 1555". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  2. "Sh 2-238". galaxymap.org. Archived from the original on 2008-02-03.
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