planetaryNebula IC 1295

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Planetary Nebula IC 1295 is a faint, roughly circular shell of ionized gas surrounding a dying star, located in the constellation Scutum and often imaged by amateur and professional astronomers.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
IC 1295 0
planetary nebula IC 1295 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf emission nebula
planetary nebula
belongsToClass evolved stellar remnants
bestSeenFromHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
catalog Index Catalogue NERFINISHED
catalogDesignation IC 1295 NERFINISHED
emits hydrogen emission lines
oxygen emission lines
evolutionaryPhaseOf low- to intermediate-mass star
hasAngularAppearance faint
hasCentralRegion hot central star
hasCentralStar white dwarf
hasDiscoveryStatus catalogued in late 19th century
hasEnvironment Galactic disk
hasIonizationSource ultraviolet radiation from central star
hasMorphology roughly circular
hasObservationRequirement dark skies
moderate to large telescopes
hasPhysicalNature ionized gas shell
hasStructure shell-like
isObjectTypeIn Milky Way NERFINISHED
isTargetFor deep-sky imaging
narrowband astrophotography
isTypeOf ionized nebula
locatedInConstellation Scutum NERFINISHED
observedBy amateur astronomers
professional astronomers
originatesFrom dying low- to intermediate-mass star
undergoesProcess expansion of nebular shell
visibleIn optical wavelengths

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scutum contains planetaryNebula IC 1295
Scutum constellation contains planetaryNebula IC 1295
subject surface form: Scutum
this entity surface form: planetary nebula IC 1295