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| Catalogue and alternative designations | IC
2631
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| Type | Reflection Nebula |
| Position | 11 09 52.79, -76 36 51.5 |
| Constellation | Chameleon |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL16200 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB image using Astrodon series 2 filters with R=B=200 minutes, G=225 minutes, Luminance=290 minutes. Luminance unbinned, colours binned 2x2. |
| Description | This is the brightest reflection nebula in the Chameleon I association and is illuminated by the star HD 973000. It is approximately 2' across, about 500 light years distant and embedded in a complex dust cloud. |