Astronomy:List of planetary nebulae

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Planetary nebulae are a type of emission nebula created from the ejected gas of dying red giant stars.[1]

The following is an incomplete list of known planetary nebulae.

Image Name Messier Catalogue[lower-alpha 1] NGC[lower-alpha 1] Other
designation[lower-alpha 1] 		Date
discovered[lower-alpha 1] 		Distance
(kly)
[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 		Apparent
magnitude
(visual)[lower-alpha 1] 		Constellation[lower-alpha 1]
100px Glowing Eye Nebula
or Dandelion Puffball Nebula 		NGC 6751 1863 6.5 11.9 Aquila
100px Turtle Nebula NGC 6210 1825 4.7 9.3 Hercules
100px Bow-Tie Nebula NGC 40 Caldwell 2 1788 3.5 11.4 Cepheus
100px Ghost of Jupiter NGC 3242 1785 4.8 8.6 Hydra
100px Blinking Planetary NGC 6826 Caldwell 15 2.0 8.8 Cygnus
100px Dumbbell Nebula M27 NGC 6853 1764 1.36 +0.16−0.21 7.5 Vulpecula
100px Ring Nebula M57 NGC 6720 1779 2.3 +1.5−0.7 9 Lyra
100px Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face Nebula NGC 2392 1787 2.9
(approx.) 		10.1 Gemini
100px Cat's Eye Nebula NGC 6543 1786 3.3 ± 0.9 9.8B Draco
100px Little Ghost Nebula NGC 6369 1800
(prior to) 		2 ± 3 9.9 Ophiuchus
100px Medusa Nebula Abell 21 1955 1.0
(approx.) 		15.99 Gemini
100px Jewel Bug Nebula NGC 7027 1878 3.0
(approx.) 		10 Cygnus
100px Helix Nebula NGC 7293 1824 0.68 +0.15−0.08 7.6 Aquarius
100px Little Dumbbell Nebula M76 NGC 650, NGC 651 1780 3.4
(approx.) 		10.1 Perseus
100px Owl Nebula M97 NGC 3587 1781 2.6
(approx.) 		9.9 Ursa Major
100px Twin Jet Nebula or
Butterfly Nebula 		M2-9 1947 2.1 14.7 Ophiuchus
100px NGC 7026 1873 5.6 10.0 Cygnus
100px Butterfly Nebula NGC 2346 1802 3.9
(approx.) 		11.9 Monoceros
100px Abell 39 1955 6.8
(approx.) 		13.7 Hercules
100px Jones-Emberson 1 / Headphone Nebula PK 164+31.1 1939 1.6
(approx.) 		14.0 Lynx
100px Lemon Slice Nebula IC 3568 1918 4.5
(approx.) 		12 Camelopardalis
100px Soap Bubble Nebula PN G75.5 1.7 2008 4
(approx.) 		Cygnus
100px IC 289 1888 5.2
(approx.) 		13.2 Cassiopeia
100px IC 2149 1906 3.6 10.6 Auriga
100px IC 4593 1907 12 10.84 Hercules
100px IC 4997 8 11 Sagitta
100px Skull Nebula NGC 246 1785 1.6 8 Cetus
NGC 6058 1787 11.41 13 Hercules
100px Oyster Nebula NGC 1501 1787 4.2 13 Camelopardalis
100px NGC 1514 1790 2.2 9.4 Taurus
NGC 7048 PK 088-01.1 1878 5.2
(approx.) 		12.1 Cygnus
100px NGC 2022 1785 7
(approx.) 		12.8 Orion
100px NGC 2371 1785 4.3 13 Gemini
100px Blue Racquetball / Turquoise Orb NGC 6572 1825 2.5 8.1 Ophiuchus
100px NGC 6781 1788 2.5 11.4 Aquila
100px NGC 6790 1882 11 10.5 Aquila
100px NGC 6881 1881 5.2 ± 1.6 13.8 Cygnus
100px NGC 6884 1883 6.5 10.9 Cygnus
100px NGC 6891 1884 7.2 10.5 Delphinus
100px NGC 6886 1884 15.0 + 3.3 11.8 Sagitta
NGC 6742 Abell 50 1788 16.7 16.5 Draco
100px NGC 6894 PK 069-02.1 1784 4.2 12.3 Cygnus
100px Blue Flash Nebula NGC 6905 1784 7.5
(approx.) 		10.9 Delphinus
100px NGC 6804 1791 12.5
(approx.) 		11.2 Aquila
100px Fetus Nebula NGC 7008 1787 2.7 12 Cygnus
100px NGC 7354 1787 5.5 12.9 Cepheus
100px Blue Snowball Nebula NGC 7662 1784 5.9 8.6 Andromeda
NGC 6803 1882 12.5 11.1 Aquila
100px Abell 78 1966 5 13 Cygnus
100px Abell 31 1955 2 12.2 Cancer
100px Soccer Ball Nebula Kronberger 61 2011 13 18.4 Cygnus
100px IC 1454 1891 13.7
(approx.) 		14 Cepheus
100px Abell 12 6.9 14 Orion
100px Hen 2-47 6.6 10.21 Carina
100px NGC 5844 1837 9.45 12.7 Triangulum Australe
100px Southern Crab Nebula Hen 2-104 1967 7 14.20 Centaurus
100px NGC 5979 1835 13
(approx.) 		12.10 Triangulum Australe
100px Red Spider Nebula NGC 6537 1888
(prior to) 		3.9
(approx.) 		11.9 Sagittarius
100px NGC 6565 14 14 Sagittarius
100px Bug Nebula or Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 Caldwell 69 1888
(prior to) 		3.4 ± 0.5 7.1B Scorpius
100px Saturn Nebula NGC 7009 1782 3.0
(approx.) 		8.0 Aquarius
100px Eight-burst Nebula or Southern Ring Nebula NGC 3132 1888
(prior to) 		2.6
(approx.) 		9.87 Vela
100px NGC 2438 1786 2.9
(approx.) 		11.5 Puppis
100px NGC 2440 1790 3.6
(approx.) 		9.3 Puppis
100px Spirograph Nebula IC 418 1888–1894 1.3
(approx.) 		9.6 Lepus
100px IC 1295 1867 4.7
(approx.) 		12.7 Scutum
100px IC 2448 1898 11
(approx.) 		11.10 Carina
100px IC 4663 1901 11
(approx.) 		Scorpius
100px Spare Tyre Nebula IC 5148 1894 3
(approx.) 		16.5 Grus
100px Retina Nebula IC 4406 1888–1907 2.0
(approx.) 		10.9 Lupus
100px Stingray Nebula Hen 3-1357 1989 18
(approx.) 		10.75 Ara
100px Spiral Planetary Nebula NGC 5189 1835 2.6
(approx.) 		9.5 Musca
100px Mz 1 1922 3.4 ± 0.5 12.0 Norma
100px Ant Nebula Mz 3 1922 8.0
(approx.) 		13.8 Norma
100px Shapley 1 PLN 329+2.1 1936 4.9 12.6 Norma
100px Engraved Hourglass Nebula MyCn 18 1996 8.0
(approx.) 		13.0 Musca
100px NGC 3918 Blue Planetary 1834 4.9 8.5 Centaurus
100px NGC 6578 1882 5.5
(approx.) 		13.5 Sagittarius
100px Fleming 1 G290.5+07.9
ESO 170-6 		1888? 7.9 13.1 Centaurus
100px Southern Owl Nebula PN K 1-22
ESO 378-1 		1971[2] 4.3[3] 17.4[4] Hydra
100px IC 4191 1907 6.85 11.6 Musca
100px IC 4634 1893 7.5 11.3 Ophiuchus
100px IC 4637 1901 7.8 12.5 Scorpius
100px Robin's Egg Nebula NGC 1360 1868 1.5
(approx.) 		9.4 Fornax
100px Cleopatra's Eye NGC 1535 1785 6.5
(approx.) 		10.5 Eridanus
100px NGC 2452 1847 15 12.20 Puppis
100px NGC 2899 1835 6.5 11.8 Vela
100px NGC 2792 1835 10 ± 2 11.6 Vela
100px NGC 2818 1826 10.4 12.50 Pyxis
100px NGC 2867 1834 7.3 10 Carina
100px NGC 3211 1837 10.76 11.5 Carina
100px NGC 3195 1835 5.5
(approx.) 		11.6 Chamaeleon
100px NGC 4361 1785 3
(approx.) 		10.9 Corvus
100px NGC 5307 1836 10 11.2 Centaurus
100px NGC 5315 1883 7
(approx.) 		9.8 Circinus
100px NGC 5882 1834 7.7 9.4 Lupus
100px NGC 6072 1837 3.1 14 Scorpius
100px M2-42 1947 30.8 13.9 Sagittarius
100px NGC 7094 1884 3.5 13.5 Pegasus
100px M4-18 1959 17.1 14 Camelopardalis
100px Abell 48 1955 14.9 17 Aquila
100px NGC 6153 1883 4.4 10.9 Scorpius
100px Box Nebula NGC 6309 1876 6.5 11.5 Ophiuchus
100px NGC 6326 1826 11 12.2 Ara
NGC 6563 1826 5.37 ± 0.06 11 Sagittarius
100px NGC 6629 1784 13.4 11.3 Sagittarius
100px Phantom Streak Nebula NGC 6741 1882 7 11 Aquila
100px Little Gem Nebula NGC 6818 1787 6 9.3 Sagittarius
100px Abell 36 1955 0.78 12.2 ± 2.1 Virgo
100px Abell 70 1966 7.8–16[5] Aquila
100px Box Nebula NGC 6445 1786 4.5 11.2 Sagittarius
100px Eye of Sauron Nebula M 1-42 10 14 Sagittarius
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Table entries are sourced from the individual articles, where available, for each nebula. Please see the linked article on the nebula for references.
  2. ↑ Many distances are estimates (denoted by the approx. suffix), as true distances are difficult to infer for planetary nebulae. Please see main article, Planetary nebulae, for more details on distance estimates.

See also

References

  1. ↑ information@eso.org. "Planetary Nebula" (in en). https://esahubble.org/wordbank/planetary-nebula/. 
  2. ↑ Kohoutek, L. (1971). "New planetary nebula". Astronomy and Astrophysics 13: 493. Bibcode: 1971A&A....13..493K. 
  3. ↑ Jacob, R.; Schönberner, D.; Steffen, M. (2013). "The evolution of planetary nebulae". Astronomy & Astrophysics 558: A78. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321532. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2013A&A...558A..78J. 
  4. ↑ Phillips, J. P. (2005). "The distances of highly evolved planetary nebulae". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 357 (2): 619–625. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08676.x. ISSN 0035-8711. Bibcode: 2005MNRAS.357..619P. 
  5. ↑ Miszalski, B.; Boffin, H. M. J.; Frew, D. J.; Acker, A.; Köppen, J.; Moffat, A. F. J.; Parker, Q. A. (2012). "A barium central star binary in the Type I diamond ring planetary nebula Abell 70". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 419 (1): 39–49. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19667.x. Bibcode: 2012MNRAS.419...39M. 



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