GCRV 6897 (Owl Nebula) [#82847404554]

Coordinates

This system is located at: -624.40625 / 1847.15625 / -1018.90625

Galactic coordinates: R: 2,200.009 / l: 148.499 / b: 57.099
Equatorial coordinates: Right ascension: 11h 14m 59.898s / Declination: 54° 58'43.908''


Reserve level: Pristine

Habitable zone:
Metal-rich body (7 to 2,790 ls), Earth-like world (43,928 to 65,884 ls), Water world (36,021 to 139,503 ls), Ammonia world (91,142 to 248,005 ls), Terraformable (34,215 to 68,269 ls)

Estimated value: 43,894 cr

Traffic report

This system was visited for the first time on EDSM by Kelanen Alcatraz.

It was named by the Galactic Mapping Project with the name of: Owl Nebula

77 ships passed through GCRV 6897 space, including 0 ship in the last 7 days.

0 ship passed through GCRV 6897 space in the last 24 hours.

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The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula located approximately 2,030 light years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain on February 16, 1781. When William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, observed the nebula in 1848, his hand-drawn illustration resembled an owl's head. It has been known as the Owl Nebula ever since.

The nebula is approximately 8,000 years old. It is approximately circular in cross-section with a little visible internal structure. It was formed from the outflow of material from the stellar wind of the central star as it evolved along the asymptotic giant branch. The nebula is arranged in three concentric shells, with the outermost shell being about 20–30% larger than the inner shell. The owl-like appearance of the nebula is the result of an inner shell that is not circularly symmetric, but instead forms a barrel-like structure aligned at an angle of 45° to the line of sight.

In June 3304 the distant and hard to reach Owl Nebula was visited for the first time, thanks to the development in Guardian FSD Booster technology.

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