IC 2944 Running Chicken Nebula

IC 2944 also known as the Running Chicken Nebula is a star forming region located in the constellation Centaurus roughly 6000 light-years away from Earth. The nebula spans 100 light-years across and embedded within the nebula is an open star cluster known as Caldwell 100.

Constellation Centaurus

Distance about 5,900 light-years from Earth

Size 7′ across in our sky