Coalsack Nebula

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Coalsack Nebula (C99)

The Coalsack Nebula, also known as Caldwell 99, is the most prominent dark nebula in the nighttime sky of Terra.

Description (Specifications)

The Coalsack Nebula is located at a distance of approximately 180pc from Sol in the Terran-sky constellation Crux along a Trailing bearing at 300.7o galactic longitude by -00.96o south galactic latitude. It has an average radius of about 10pc as seen from the vantage point of Terra.

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