C 74

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C 74 is the Caldwell catalog designation for the Southern Ring Nebula, a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Vela.

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Label Occurrences
C 74 canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Caldwell object
deep-sky object
planetary nebula
angularSize ~44 arcseconds
apparentMagnitudeV ~9.0
bestSeenInSeason autumn (Southern Hemisphere)
late southern summer
catalog Caldwell catalogue
centralStarType hot central star
declination -40° 25′
discoveredBy John Herschel
discoveryYear 1835
distanceFromEarth ~2000 light-years
~600 parsecs
emissionLine H-alpha
[O III]
evolutionaryStage late stage of low- to intermediate-mass star
hasAlternativeName ESO 378-1
PN G283.8-04.2
Southern Ring Nebula
hasCentralStar white dwarf
hasColor bluish-green
hasDesignation Caldwell 74
hasGalacticLatitude ~ -4.2°
hasGalacticLongitude ~ 283.8°
hasMorphology elliptical shell
ring-like structure
hasNebularGas ionized gas shell
hasNickname Southern Ring
hasObservationRequirement dark skies preferred
moderate magnification
hasShape nearly circular ring
hasSurfaceBrightness high
isIncludedIn planetary nebula catalogues
isSimilarTo M57
isTargetFor amateur astronomers
astrophotographers
isVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
locatedIn Galactic disk
Milky Way
locatedInConstellation Vela
observedWith medium telescope
small telescope
rightAscension 10h 52m

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Subject: C 74
Description of subject: C 74 is the Caldwell catalog designation for the Southern Ring Nebula, a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Vela.

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