BHR 71

BHR 71
Dark nebula

BHR 71 from the Spitzer Space Telescope
Observation data
Distance 600 ly
Constellation Musca
Physical characteristics
Radius 1 ly

BHR 71 is a small dark nebula in the constellation of Musca which is 600 light years from the Solar system. It has a diameter of about 1 light year.[1]

Notes

  1. California Institute of Technology. "Spitzer Infrared Image of BHR 71". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
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