H-II Regions Sh 2-147/148/149/152/153

H II regions in Cassiopeia Sh 2-142, Sh 2-143, Sh 2-147, Sh 2-148, Sh 2-149, Sh 2-152, Sh 2-153
H II regions in Cassiopeia Sh 2-142, Sh 2-143, Sh 2-147, Sh 2-148, Sh 2-149, Sh 2-152, Sh 2-153: Circa 3.4° wide section of STScI/NASA Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2) [147]

History

In the 1950-ies the American astronomer Stewart Sharpless did a survey for H II regions on the photo plates of «Palomar Observatory Sky Survey» made with the 48-inch Schmidt telescope. In his first publication the nebulae were listed as number 100, 101, 102, 104 and 105. [309] In 1959 he published a revised and extended version of his survey and listed the western nebulae as Sh 2-147, Sh 2-148, Sh 2-149 and the eastern nebulae as Sh 2-152 and Sh 2-153. [310]

In Beverly Lynds «Catalogue of Bright Nebulae», which was published in 1965. Three of Sharpless nebulae were there listed as LBN 108.33-01.05, LBN 108.80-00.98 and LBN 108.78-01.01. [270]

Physical Properties

Data from Simbad [145]
Name Type RA
(J2000.0)
Dec
(J2000.0)
PM
[mas/y]
Parall.
[mas]
Size
[']
Magnitudes Identifiers
Sh 2-147 HII 22h 55m 42s +58° 28' 00" SH 2-147
Sh 2-148 HII 22h 56m 18s +58° 31' 00" 3.02 × 1.58 SH 2-148; [AAL2018] G108.375-01.056; [ABB2014] WISE G108.375-01.056
Sh 2-149 HII 22h 56m 17s +58° 31' 23" 87GB 225414.0+581521; BWE 2254+5815; F3R 3354; GB6 B2254+5815; GRS G108.20 -01.10; KR 62; LBN 108.33-01.05; LBN 516; NVSS J225617+583117; RRF 1044; SH 2-149; WN B2254.2+5815
Sh 2-152 HII 22h 58m 41s +58° 46' 59" -3.634 0.2889 1.047 × 0.9 G 12.197392; J 8.784; H 8.054; K 7.233 2MASX J22584086+5846592; 87GB 225636.5+583050; BWE 2256+5830; F3R 3367; GAL 108.76-00.95; GB6 B2256+5830; Gaia DR3 2013435038638650240; KR 67; LBN 108.80-00.98; LBN 519; NVSS J225840+584702; RRF 1052; SH 2-152; TXS 2256+585; WN B2256.6+5831; [KC97c] G108.8-01.0; [L89b] 108.760-00.952; [PBD2003] G108.8-01.0; [WWB83] G108.76-0.95
Sh 2-153 HII 22h 58m 37s +58° 46' 48" LBN 108.78-01.01; LBN 518; SH 2-153

Finder Chart

The H-II regions Sh 2-147 through Sh 2-153 are located in the constellation Cassiopeia near Cepheus. Roughly 2° towards West there is the Wizard Nebula NGC 7380. These nebulae are circumpolar for Central Europe. The best time to observe is July to January, when the constellation is highest at night.

Finder Chart H-II Regions Sh 2-147/148/149/152/153
H-II Regions Sh 2-147/148/149/152/153 in constellation Cassiopeia. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 10°

References