Astronomy:M1-63

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M1-63 Nebula
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
Bipolar
M1-63 by the Hubble Space Telescope
Credit: NASA/ESA
Observation data: J2000[1] epoch
Right ascension 18h 51m 30.96s[2]
Declination−13° 10′ 37.07″
ConstellationScutum
DesignationsVV 209, IRAS 18486-1314, 2MASS J18513095-1310367
See also: Lists of nebulae

M1-63 (catalogued as VV 209, IRAS 18486-1314 and as 2MASS J18513095-1310367) is a bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation of Scutum.[3][4]

It is centered about 32000 ly away from Earth.[4]

See also

  • List of nebulae
  • Wikipedia Project: Astronomical Objects

References

  1. ↑ "PN M 1-63". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=PN+M+1-63. 
  2. ↑ "A Cosmic Hourglass". https://esahubble.org/images/potw2106a/. 
  3. ↑ Smith, Yvette, ed (2021-03-10). "Portrait of a Nebula". https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/portrait-of-a-nebula. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 de Lazaro, Enrico (2021-02-08). "Hubble Space Telescope Spots Cosmic Hourglass". http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/hubble-bipolar-planetary-nebula-m1-63-09328.html. 



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