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Sharpless 264, also known as the Lambda Orionis Ring, is a molecular cloud and H II region, which can be seen in the northern region of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (OMCC), in the constellation of Orion. The OMCC is one of the best-known star formation regions and the closest sector of the Milky Way to our Solar System where high-mass stars are born. The nebula is named after its main star, λ Orionis, a blue giant responsible for the ionization of the surrounding material.[1] It is also sometimes called the Angelfish Nebula due to its resemblance to an angelfish.
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- ^ Mathieu, R. D., The λ Orionis Star Forming Region, in Handbook of Star Forming Regions, Volume I: The Northern Sky ASP Monograph Publications, vol. 4, Bo Reipurth, December 2008, p. 757, ISBN 978-1-58381-670-7.