NGC 1555

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox nebula NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula,[1] Sh2-238 or HH 155, is a variable nebula 4 light years across,[2] illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is 400 light years away from Earth, and has a magnitude (B)[3] of 9.98. It is also in the second Sharpless catalog as 238. It is a Herbig–Haro object.[4] The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852, by John Russell Hind.

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NGC 1555 from the 0.8m Schulman at the Mount Lemmon Sky Center, AZ.
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Timelapse of variable nebula activity of NGC 1555 from October 2022 to March 2023 compiled from contributions from the big amateur telescope (https://bigamateurtelescope.com/)

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