Soul Nebula

Diffuse nebula


caption = The Soul Nebula --Courtesy Hunter Wilson
name = Soul Nebula
type = Emission
epoch = J2000.0
ra = 02^h 51^m 36.24^s
dec = +60° 26′ 53.9"
dist_ly = 7,500 ly
appmag_v = ??
size_v = 40.0'x10.0'
constellation = Cassiopeia
radius_ly = -
absmag_v = 6.5| notes = -
names = LBN667 - Cluster is IC1848

LBN 667 is the designation of the nebula, also known as Sharpless 2-199. Open clusters CR 34, 632, and 634 (in the head) and IC 1848 (in the body) are embedded in the nebula. The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848.

Small emission nebula IC 1871 is present just left of the top of the head, and small emission nebulae 670 and 669 are just below the lower back area.

This complex is the eastern neighbor of IC1805 (Heart Nebula) and the two are often mentioned together as the "Heart and Soul".