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Iris Nebula in Cepheus

by

Tom Davis/Novapix

Reference

a-neb70-23010

Date

2009-12-01

NGC 7023 (The Iris Nebula) is located 1400 Light Years away. The bright star HD 200775 shining through the nebula NGC 7023 is a 10 solar mass star centrally imbedded in a region surrounded by ambient molecular cloud material. Infrared observations indicate that this nebula may contain complex carbon molecules known as PAHs.