The star is located in a diffuse nebula called " Hubble's Variable Nebula " ( NGC 2261 ).
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Physically nearby is NGC 1555, a reflection nebula known as Hind's Nebula or Hind's Variable Nebula.
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Although classified as a class I . A variable nebula exists around the protostar, although it is only visible in infrared light.
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The " Hale " saw first light on January 26, 1949 under the direction of American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble, targeting NGC 2261, an object also known as Hubble's Variable Nebula.
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The identification is uncertain; many sources think it is related to NGC 1555, " Hind's Variable Nebula ", but at NGC 1554's coordinates, ( epoch J2000 ) there is no nebula.
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He also discovered and observed the variable stars R Leporis ( also known as Hind's Crimson Star ), U Geminorum, and T Tauri ( also called Hind's Variable Nebula ), and discovered the variability of ? Cephei.