Astronomy:NGC 2899
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Short description: Planetary nebula in the constellation Vela
| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| Planetary nebula | |
 NGC 2899, imaged by very large telescope | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 09h 27m 03.02s[1] |
| Declination | −56° 06′ 21.1″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.8[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1'.59 x 1'.0[2] |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Designations | NGC 2899, Gum 27, PN G277.1-03.8 [1] |
NGC 2899 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vela at a distance of nearly 6500 light years.[3] It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NGC 2899". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+2899.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frommert, Hartmut. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 2899". http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC2899.
- ↑ "Planetary Nebulae". http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/plannebs.html.
- ↑ Seligman, Courtney. "Celestial Atlas NGC Objects 2850-2899". http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc28a.htm#2899.
External links and images
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110718194039/http://www.airglow.de/html/nebulae/ngc2899.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20091216025817/http://dg-imaging.astrodon.com/gallery/display.cfm?imgID=168
- Aryal, B.; Rajbahak, C.; Weinberger, R. (2009). "Planetary nebulae NGC 6826 and NGC 2899: early aspherical mass loss?". Astrophysics and Space Science 323 (4): 323–327. doi:10.1007/s10509-009-0076-9. Bibcode: 2009Ap&SS.323..323A.
- http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~pchallis/gif/ngc2899.gif
- https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2012/
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