IC 1295

IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered in 1867 by Truman Safford.[4] It lies roughly 4,700 light-years (1,500 parsecs) away.[2]

IC 1295
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
IC 1295
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension18h 54m 37.206s[1]
Declination−08° 49′ 39.08″[1]
Distance4700 ly   (1500[2] pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.7[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)1.7 × 1.4 arcmin[3]
ConstellationScutum
DesignationsPK25-4.2

The central star of the planetary nebula has a spectral type of hgO(H).[5]

See also

References
  1. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for IC 1295. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  2. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  3. "NGC/IC Project". Results for IC 1295. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  4. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.