Its distance is roughly 1400 light years from the Earth, with the nearest edge of the nebula only 450 light years away. It was discovered in 1952 by Australian astronomer Colin Gum. Copyright 2000, Celestial Images. All rights reserved. No form of reproduction, including copying or saving of digital image files,or the alteration or manipulation of said image files, is authorized unless accompanied by a written agreement issued by Celestial Images.
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