are there any nebulaes in the constelation cancer? please it is very important ii need to know the answer and only the correct answer its for my science project so if you dnt no it then please do not bother answering or if you just want 2 points you could just say UHH SRRY DNT KNOW.
2007-12-15 14:03:04 · 6 answers · asked by →♥Ms.Maximus.=) 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The only notable objects in Cancer are M44 (the Beehive Cluster) and open star cluster M67. There are no known nebula in Cancer.
2007-12-15 14:14:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean a nebula according to the modern definition?
In the old days, anything that could not be resolved as individual stars was called a nebula (small distant clusters, galaxies, and of course nebulae -- emission, planetary or reflection).
old style:
Some of the best known "non-stellar" objects are:
(NGC = New General Catalog; M = Messier)
NGC 2545: a spiral galaxy
NGC 2608: a spiral galaxy
NGC 2623: three colliding galaxies! (with antennae)
NGC 2632 = M44 An open star cluster
NGC 2672: an elliptical galaxy, probably interacting with NGC 2673
NGC 2682 = M67, an open star cluster
NGC 2749 a galaxy close to two other fainter galaxies
NGC 2764 a galaxy, maybe an ellongated elliptical
NGC 2775 a spiral galaxy with a smooth bulge (a peculiar combination)
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I just scanned the constellation in Starry Night (a "planetarium" program), down to the level of the IC (16th magnitude) and I stopped counting after 70 galaxies inside Cancer -- just inside the Beehive cluster, there are 4 galaxies.
The Beehive cluster is inside our own galaxy. These other galaxies arevery far away -- no connection with the cluster other than being in the same direction.
Not a single nebula
2007-12-15 14:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since we are looking out of the plane of our galaxy, it stands to reason that Cancer will not be rich in objects within our own galaxy.
In Millennium Star Atlas I see two star clusters, two planetary nebulae (PK208+33.1 and PK219+31.1) and, as expected, many galaxies.
The Beehive cluster (M44) is particularly nice in binoculars. Telescopes don't do it justice.
2007-12-15 17:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by laurahal42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no visible nebulae in Cancer. A nice open cluster, a rather fainter one, and a faint spiral galaxy, but no nebulae.
2007-12-15 14:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no there's not-sorry. Alot of people think that the crab nebula is in the cancer constellation but it's not.
2007-12-15 14:31:38 · answer #5 · answered by ¤°°kå£è£°°¤ * * 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cancer has a crab sign thing, right? Well I think Perseus was in one of the legends that involved a Hydra, which is, well, water related.
2016-05-24 03:37:17 · answer #6 · answered by janell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋