Hind Sector FS-J b9-1 (Struve's Lost Nebula) [#2869440292081]
This system is located at:
-35.3125
/ -179.6875
/ -463.90625
Galactische coordinaten:
R: 498,742 / l: 175,647 / b: -21,117
Equatoriale coordinaten:
Correcte klim: 4h 19m 44,130s /
Afwijking: 19° 47'39,995''
Bewoonbare zone:
Metal-rich body (1 to 7 ls), Earth-like world (106 to 160 ls), Water world (87 to 338 ls), Ammonia world (221 to 601 ls), Terraformable (83 to 165 ls)
Geschatte waarde: 1.208 cr
This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by Scareye Onturam.
Het Galactisch Cartografie Project heeft het Struve's Lost Nebula genoemd.
208 ships passed through Hind Sector FS-J b9-1 space, including 1 ship in the last 7 days.
0 ship passed through Hind Sector FS-J b9-1 space in the last 24 hours.
Struve's Lost Nebula (also known as NGC 1554 or LBN 817) is a 'lost' nebula. Originally reported by Otto Struve on Mar 14, 1868; and again by Heinrich d'Arrest on Mar 23, 1868. The nebula was described by Struve as 'a magnificent or otherwise interesting object, variable, small, round, with a northern nucleus equivalent to a 13th magnitude star'. However all subsequent attempts to find the object failed.
The nearest match to the object was made by astronomer Edward Keleer in 1890, who reported 'three very faint, irregular patches, connected by still fainter nebulosity, southwest and west of T Tauri', but was unable to match this to the object described by Struve and d'Arrest. This disappearance of this object has been the subject of speculation by astronomers: Some believe it was a misreport of the nearby Hind's Variable Nebula, and others suggest the movement of the dust cloud caused the reflection of nearby light to no longer align well with Earth.
As of 3303, we can confirm this object exists as a very small nebula 130 Ly from the Pleiades Nebula and at a near right-angle to the Taurus Dark Region 80 Ly away. The nebula has no star. The provided photo shows the object under high magnification from approx 6 Ly.
