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Horsehead Nebula

DarkNeb SIMBAD DNe 557 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 40m 59.00s
Declination: −02° 27′ 30.0″
Galactic l, b: 206.96, -16.78
Angular size: 6′ × 4′

Also known as

5 identifiers

Barnard 33M3T 31[OS98] 52[DB2002b] G206.95-16.80Horsehead Nebula

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
HGBS J054058.8-022715	YSO Candidate	14.06″	—
IRAS 05384-0229	FarIR	37.28″	—
[WNB2006] B33-SMM1	smmRad	74.96″	—
2MASS J05405239-0227127	YSO	100.4″	—
IRAS 05383-0228	YSO	116.4″	—
HGBS J054107.2-022721	YSO Candidate	120.2″	—
2MASS J05405868-0225267	YSO Candidate	123.2″	—
IC 434	HIIReg	150.7″	—
IRAS 05386-0229	Infrared	186.8″	—
2MASS J05411032-0229039	YSO	194″	—
2MASS J05404607-0228035	YSO	196.7″	—

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/horsehead-nebula · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.