NGC604

NGC604
NGC604 is a huge star forming region within M33, The Triangulum Galaxy. Its longest estimated diameter is roughly 1500 light-yearsThe distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year. Approximately 9.5 × 10^12 km or 63,240 AU. , making it around 40 times the size of the Orion Nebula.
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23 October, 2008 - 09:08
