NGC 1491 (also called SH2-206 and LBN 70) is a bright emission nebula and an HII region located on the edge of a huge cloud region of neutral gas, about 10 700 light-years away. ngc 1491 (also called SH2-206 and LBN 70) is a bright emission nebula and an HII region located on the edge of a huge cloud region of neutral gas, about 10 700 light-years away. NGC 1491 is a bright nebula in the constellation Perseus. NGC 1491 is a bright nebula in the constellation Perseus.
NGC 1491 (Sh2-206 or LBN 70) is a bright irregular emission nebula about 10 700 light years away in the constellation Perseus. NGC 1491 (also known as SH2-206 and LBN 70) is a bright emission nebula and HII region located at the edge of a huge cloud region of neutral gas at a distance of about 10 700 light-years. The image below is an image of NGC 1491 from the Digitised Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 – see imprint) taken in the red channel.
