Eskimo Nebula
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Eskimo Nebula is a bright planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive, fur-lined parka appearance surrounding a central star.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emission nebula
ⓘ
planetary nebula ⓘ |
| angularSize | 0.8 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.6 ⓘ |
| bestSeenInMonth | February ⓘ |
| bestSeenInSeason | winter ⓘ |
| catalog |
Caldwell catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
Caldwell 39
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 2392 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralStar | central star of NGC 2392 ⓘ |
| centralStarApparentMagnitude | about 10.5 ⓘ |
| centralStarEffectiveTemperature | about 40,000 K ⓘ |
| centralStarSpectralType | O-type ⓘ |
| declination | +20° 54′ 42″ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1787 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2,870 light-years
ⓘ
approximately 880 parsecs ⓘ |
| dominantEmissionLines |
H-alpha
ⓘ
He II ⓘ [O III] NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| evolutionaryPhase | late stage of stellar evolution ⓘ |
| excitationMechanism | ultraviolet radiation from hot central star ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Caldwell 39
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clown Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Clownface Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Eskimo Planetary Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 2392 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bright inner disk
ⓘ
fainter outer envelope ⓘ radial filaments and knots ⓘ |
| IAUConstellationAbbreviation | Gem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Gemini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | double-shell planetary nebula ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bright inner shell resembling a fur-lined parka
ⓘ
complex filamentary outer shell ⓘ high surface brightness ⓘ |
| observedByTelescope | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ejected outer layers of a low- to intermediate-mass star ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | approximately +70 km/s ⓘ |
| requiresOpticalAid | small telescope ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 07h 29m 10.8s ⓘ |
| visibleFromHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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