NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, and is one of the largest and brightest star-forming regions in the Local Group. [3] It contains more than 300 stars brighter than M b =−3.6. [4] It was originally identified by Edwin Hubble as a star cluster but today, due to its size, it is classified as an OB ...

Much larger than the open or galactic clusters of young stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 206 spans about 4,000 light-years. That's comparable in size to the giant stellar nurseries NGC 604 in nearby spiral M33 and the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Sep 25, 2014 · NGC 206 is near top center in this gorgeous close-up of the southwestern extent of Andromeda's disk, a remarkable composite of data from space and ground-based observatories. The bright, blue stars of NGC 206 indicate its youth. In fact, its youngest massive stars are less than 10 million years old.

Oct 5, 2016 · At 2.5 million light-years away, you might think it's impossible to see individual stars in the Andromeda Galaxy. Let its largest star cloud, NGC 206, show you the way. The Hubble Space Telescope easily resolves millions of individual stars in an outer region of the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31. NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage Team

NGC 206 - Star Cluster in Andromeda Galaxy. It is one of the largest star forming regions known in our local group of galaxies, much larger than the clusters of stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy. It contains more than 300 stars brighter than Mb=-3.6.

This giant starcloud in the Andromeda Galaxy, similar to but larger than M24, is bright enough that William Herschel has given it a separate catalog number: H V.36 (based on his observation on October 17, 1786). Our image was obtained by Jack Schmidling with a 16-inch Newton exposed 40 minutes on Technical Pan film. From his M31 page.

NGC 206 (also known as OB 78) is a large, bright star forming region of some 4,000 light-years across, nestled within the outer arm of our neighboring Andromeda galaxy (M31) at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Andromeda.

NGC 206 is the richest OB stellar association located in the outer disk of the Andromeda galaxy, M31. Given the proximity of Andromeda and the abundance of massive stars in the association, NGC 206 provides us with a unique laboratory to study stellar formation at the high end of mass spectrum, above 20 M☉.

Jun 30, 2020 · NGC 206 is a massive star-forming region (also known as an “OB association”) embedded in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). It is clearly visible in the center to upper-left corner of the image. It is estimated to have a mass about 200,000 times that of our Sun.

Sep 6, 2023 · NGC 206 is a large stellar association located in the southwestern extent of M31 Andromeda's galaxy disk, 2.5 million light years away. It is nestled within the dusty arms of the galaxy along with the red star forming regions.