NGC 7538 [SEP] constellation
NGC 7538
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. It is located in the Cepheus' Arm of the Milky Way and is probably part of the Cassiopeia OB2 complex. It is a region of active star formation including several luminous near-IR and far-IR sources. Stars in NGC 7538 are mainly
a compact nucleus, of oval shape, with perceptible side arms.
- The nebula NGC 7538 is home to the largest-yet-discovered protostar.
- NGC 7023 is a reflection nebula with an associated star cluster (Collinder 429); it has an overall magnitude of 7.7 and is 1,400 light-years from Earth. The nebula and cluster are located near Beta Cephei and T Cephei.
- S 155, also known as the Cave Nebula, is a dim and very diffuse bright nebula within a larger