Okroy Cloud

Okroy Cloud
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo
Right ascension12h 50m
Declination22°
Distance?
Apparent magnitude (V)?
Absolute magnitude (V)?
Characteristics
Typeintergalactic dust cloud
Apparent size (V)30° × 10°
Other designations
none

The Okroy Cloud, is an intergalactic dust cloud near the Milky Way. Its intergalactic nature was first studied by Bogdan Wszolek and Solvia Massi in 1988.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Wszolek, Bogdan; Rudnicki, Konrad; Masi, Silvia; De Bernardis, Paolo; Salvi, Antonio (1989-02-01). "Far-infrared emission from an intergalactic dust cloud?". Astrophysics and Space Science. 152 (1): 29–34. Bibcode:1989Ap&SS.152...29W. doi:10.1007/BF00645983. ISSN 1572-946X. S2CID 115391909.


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