NGC 206
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NGC 206 is a bright star cloud
in the Andromeda Galaxy
. It is notable for being the brightest star cloud in Andromeda as viewed from Earth
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NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in M31
. It contains more than 300 stars brighter than Mb=-3.6.
Star cloud
A star cloud is a group of stars that appear to be in the same position in the sky. These are not true star clusters, but rather dependent on the point of view of the observer. The stars that make up the cloud do not actually reside close to each other, they are just in the same line-of-sight.-See...
in the Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Andromeda. It is also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, and is often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts. Andromeda is the nearest spiral galaxy to the...
. It is notable for being the brightest star cloud in Andromeda as viewed from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
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NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in M31
Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Andromeda. It is also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, and is often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts. Andromeda is the nearest spiral galaxy to the...
. It contains more than 300 stars brighter than Mb=-3.6.