NGC 2626

NGC 2626
Reflection nebula
	Atlas Image mosaic of NGC 2626, which, at a distance of about 1 kpc (3300 light years), is primarily reflecting the light from the bright blue (B1-type) 10th-magnitude star, CD-40° 4432, which is embedded in it.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	08h 35m 32s
Declination	−40° 40′ 18″
Distance	3900 ± 1110 ly (1200 ± 340 pc)
Apparent dimensions (V)	5.0′ × 5.0′
Constellation	Vela
Designations	NGC 2626, Ced 106h, GN 08.33.7, VdBH 17
	See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 2626 is a reflection nebula, emission nebula, and absorption nebula in the constellation Vela.^[4]^[5] It is mostly illuminated by B1 star CD-40 4432 and ionized by the O8 quadruple star system HD 73882, together with other stars.

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This image has been produced using observations made at the SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)^[6]

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^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 2600 - 2649". cseligman.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ Mueller, Kaisa; Graham, John A (November 2000). "Young Stars Associated with the Reflection Nebula NGC 2626". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112 (777): 1426–32. Bibcode:2000PASP..112.1426M. doi:10.1086/317705. JSTOR 10.1086/317705. S2CID 121268925.
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^ "A Vista of NGC 2626 with the SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope". Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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