NGC 7538

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox nebula NGC 7538, near the more famous Bubble Nebula, is located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located about 9,100 light-years from Earth. It is home to the biggest yet discovered protostar which is about 300 times the size of the Solar System.[1] It is located in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way and is probably part of the Cassiopeia OB2 complex.[2] It is a region of active star formation including several luminous near-IR and far-IR sources.[2] Stars in NGC 7538 are mainly low-mass pre-main-sequence stars.[3]

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External links

File:CasOB2map(NGC7538).png
Map showing location of NGC 7538 (Roberto Mura)

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