| NGC 1555 | |
| Credit: | 2MASS/NASA |
| Type: | variable |
| Epoch: | J2000.0 |
| Ra: | [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Names: | Hind's Nebula, Sharpless 238, PGC 1595946 |
NGC 1555, sometimes known as Hind's Variable Nebula,[2] Sh2-238 or HH 155, is a variable nebula 4 light years across,[3] illuminated by the star T Tauri, located in the constellation Taurus. It is 400 light years away from Earth, and has a magnitude (B)[4] of 9.98. It is also in the second Sharpless catalog as 238. It is a Herbig–Haro object.[5] The nebula was discovered on October 11, 1852, by John Russell Hind.