NGC 2841
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NGC 2841 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Major. It was discovered on 9 March, 1788 by German-born astronomer William Herschel. J. L. E. Dreyer, the autho
NGC 2841 imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
Wide field view of the galaxy
H II region
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An H II region is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionized. It is typically in a molecular cloud of partially ionized gas in which star formation has recently taken place, with a size
NGC 2841
…angle of 148°. The properties of NGC 2841 are similar to those of the Andromeda Galaxy. It is home to a large population of young blue stars, and a few H II regions. The luminosity of the galaxy is 2×1010 L☉ and it has a combined mass of 7×1010 M☉. Its disk of stars can be traced out to a radius of around 228 kly…
NGC 604, a giant H II region in the Triangulum Galaxy, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
Dark star-forming regions within the Eagle Nebula commonly referred to as the Pillars of Creation
Orion Nebula
A small portion of the Tarantula Nebula, a giant H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud