Right ascension 5 31 Distance ~7000 ly Magnitude 10.1 Apparent magnitude (V) 10.1 | Declination +34° 15′ Apparent dimensions (V) 3′ | |
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Similar NGC 1907, IC 405, NGC 1579, NGC 1893, NGC 1555 | ||
NGC 1931, found in the constellation Auriga has been referred to as a "miniature version of the Orion Nebula", as it shares some of the same characteristics. It is a mixed emission-reflection nebula, and contains a smaller version of the Trapezium in its hot young star cluster centered in the emission nebula. The entire cluster/nebula complex is only about 3 arcmin in size. The distance from earth is estimated at about 7000 light years.
The nebula is Sharpless catalog Sh 2-237.
References
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