Monoceros Loop

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Monoceros Loop [mə′näs·ə·rəs ′lüp]

(astronomy)

A filamentary loop nebula about 1000 parsecs (2 × 10¹⁶miles or 3 × 10¹⁶kilometers) distant, which is the remnant of a supernova that took place 50,000-100,000 years ago.

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