NGC 2359 · Emission nebula (H II region) · Canis Major

Thor's Helmet

Also known as LBN 1041

Shot with Vespera II ×1

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Type

Emission nebula (H II region)

Constellation

Canis Major

Position (J2000)

7h 18m 31s · −13° 13′ 38″

Discovered

by William Herschel in 1785

Pictures

1

Size

10′ × 5′

Best months

Dec–Feb

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.