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Author: justintaruc

IC 2948 – The Running Chicken Nebula, λ Centauri

Introduction IC 2948, which can also denoted as the Running Chicken Nebula, The lambda Centauri Nebula. This young open star cluster is located in the southeast region of the Centaurus constellation 6 500 light years away from our Earth at a Right Ascencion of 11:39:12.72 and a Declination of -63°30’36.0″. It is also often considered […]

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