Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443)

Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) — nebula, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) in an interactive 3D view of space. Inspect its astronomical data and the observations or reconstructions behind the model.

A supernova blast wave is colliding with surrounding gas, producing the irregular Jellyfish Nebula. The downloaded three-dimensional scientific model contains the ejecta, surrounding cloud and blast structure. This rendering gives those structures translucent volume. Its detailed depth is a model constrained by observations, not a direct three-dimensional photograph.

Type

Supernova remnant

Distance

About 4,900 light-years

Displayed span

About 65 light-years

3D model

INAF/S. Ustamujic et al. · NASA/CXC/SAO/A. Jubett

Structure

Shock wave and ejecta interacting with a molecular cloud

Appearance

Scientific simulation rendered as gas; fine clumps and colour placement illustrative

Explore Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) in 3D

Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.