IC 443
Image ID : I0443_02
Width2,074 pixels
Height1,436 pixels
300 dpi print width6.9 inches17.6 centimetres
300 dpi print height4.8 inches12.2 centimetres
IC 443, located near the star Eta Geminorum (Propus), is the remanant of a supernova explosion that occurred about 30,000 years ago. The supernova explosion also formed a neutron star. The open cluster M35 can be seen at bottom left of the image.
 
Object type
Constellation
Distance (ly)
Magnitude (app)
Messier
IC 0443
Supernova remnant
Gemini
15,000
3.7
 
Credit : Planetary Visions Limited / Richard Crisp.
 
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