C 74
E293602
C 74 is the Caldwell catalog designation for the Southern Ring Nebula, a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Vela.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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.
Referenced by (1)
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