Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula is a dark dust cloud in Orion, just south of Alnitak in Orion's Belt. It stands out as a silhouette against the glowing hydrogen of IC 434.

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ID
IC434
Distance
420 pc · 1370 ly
Angular size
0.15°
RA · Dec
85.25° · -2.46°