dark nebula Comparison Table

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dark nebula comparison table

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Bok globule dark nebula 10³ to 10⁵ AU A compact, spherical dark nebula that absorbs radiation. Estimates of their mass suggest that their density is too low for gravitational collapse. They tend to lie in regions of much dust but less gas than would be expected for star-forming regions.

Coalsack dark nebula A prominent dark nebula readily visible to the naked eye, located on the galactic plane. 170 pc

Horsehead Nebula dark nebula NGC 2024 An absorption nebula in the middle of Orion.

Subject	is a kind of	is an instance of	has radiu	has synonym	has definition	has distance
Bok globule	dark nebula		10³ to 10⁵ AU		A compact, spherical dark nebula that absorbs radiation. Estimates of their mass suggest that their density is too low for gravitational collapse. They tend to lie in regions of much dust but less gas than would be expected for star-forming regions.
Coalsack		dark nebula			A prominent dark nebula readily visible to the naked eye, located on the galactic plane.	170 pc
Horsehead Nebula		dark nebula		NGC 2024	An absorption nebula in the middle of Orion.

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