NGC 2359

Thor's Helmet

A bubble blown by the Wolf–Rayet star WR 7. Blue oxygen wings against a dense Canis Major star field.

Catalogue

NGC 2359

Constellation

Canis Major

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Location

Deccan countryside

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Catalogue position

RA 7h 18m 36s · Dec −13° 11′ 60″ Show on the sky map