NGC 5189

E762827

NGC 5189 is a complex, S-shaped planetary nebula notable for its intricate filamentary structure and lies in the southern constellation Musca.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf planetary nebula
bestSeenFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
catalog New General Catalogue NERFINISHED
centralStarInstanceOf Wolf–Rayet-type central star of planetary nebula
white dwarf
discoveredBy John Herschel NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1835
distanceFromEarth ~1800 parsecs
~6000 light-years
evolvesFrom asymptotic giant branch star
hasAlternativeName PN G307.2−03.4 NERFINISHED
hasAngularSize ~2.3 arcminutes
hasApparentMagnitude ~8.2
hasCentralStar WD 1330−657 NERFINISHED
hasCentralStarBinary suspected
hasDeclination −65° 58′
hasDustComponent yes
hasEmissionLine H-alpha
[O III]
hasGalacticLatitude −3.4°
hasGalacticLongitude 307.2°
hasIonizedGas hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
hasKinematicComplexity multiple outflows
precessing jets
hasMorphologicalClass bipolar planetary nebula
hasMorphology S-shaped
hasNGCNumber 5189
hasNotableFeature S-shaped symmetry
intricate network of filaments
multiple ionization fronts
hasRightAscension 13h 33m
hasStructure complex
filamentary
isInMilkyWay true
isSouthernObject true
isTargetFor binary central star investigations
planetary nebula morphology studies
locatedInConstellation Musca NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion southern sky
observedByTelescope Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths

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Musca containsDeepSkyObject NGC 5189