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BD +50 886

Sh2-206 1

Blue-white main sequence star in Perseus

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	None
HD	None
Other Designations	BD +50 886, Sh2-206 1
Constellation	Perseus
Right Ascension	4h 3m 21s
Declination	+51° 18' 53"
Distance	c. 10,600 light years c. 3,300 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +11.18 Absolute: -1.39
Spectral Class	O4V(fc) Blue-white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	December (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

Though exceptionally faint as seen from Earth, distant BD +50 886 is a hot and energetic star some three hundred times more luminous than the Sun. Its light illuminates its surrounding gases to create a emission nebula, NGC 1491 or Sh2-206, while the star's stellar wind repels the gases to create a circular bubble shape around BD +50 886 itself. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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