NGC 5307
E498918
NGC 5307 is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its compact, symmetric structure and bright central star.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | planetary nebula ⓘ |
| appearsIn | planetary nebula catalogs ⓘ |
| catalog | New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | 5307 ⓘ |
| celestialCategory | deep-sky object ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | optical observation ⓘ |
| evolvesFrom | asymptotic giant branch star ⓘ |
| hasAngularSize | small ⓘ |
| hasBrightCentralStar | yes ⓘ |
| hasCentralStar | yes ⓘ |
| hasCentralStarVisibility | prominent ⓘ |
| hasDominantLines |
H-alpha emission
ⓘ
[O III] emission ⓘ |
| hasEmission | ionized gas ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
compact
ⓘ
symmetric ⓘ |
| hasObjectType | PN ⓘ |
| hasSpectralTypeOfCentralStar | hot white dwarf ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
ring-like
ⓘ
shell-like ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | high ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
narrowband filters
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTargetFor |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.