Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  HD64315  ·  HD64455  ·  HD64592  ·  LBN 1065  ·  LBN 1066  ·  LBN 1067  ·  NGC 2467  ·  Sh2-311
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RCW16 - NGC2467, Georg N. Nyman
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RCW16 - NGC2467

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RCW16 - NGC2467

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RCW16 - NGC2467, often called Skull and Crossbones Nebula is in reality not one distinct cluster nor one nebula, but a superimposition (seen from our location) of several stellar groups and formations in a variety of distances between 4400 and 21000 lightyears. Its visual span is about 200LJ and every single subcluster travels at a different velocity. Its position is in the constellation Puppis in the Southern Skies.

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RCW16 - NGC2467, Georg N. Nyman