Astronomy:Pease 1

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Pease 1
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
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Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Distance33,600[1] ly
Apparent magnitude (V)+15.5[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)3 arcsecs[1]
ConstellationPegasus
Physical characteristics
Radius0.24 ly
Absolute magnitude (V)-
See also: Lists of nebulae

Pease 1 is a planetary nebula located within the globular cluster M15 33,600 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was the first planetary nebula known to exist within a globular cluster when it was discovered in 1928[2] by Francis G. Pease, and just two more have been found (in other clusters) since.[3] At magnitude 15.5, it requires telescopes with an aperture of at least 300 millimetres (12 in) to be detected.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Globular Cluster M15 and Planetary Nebula Pease 1". http://www.astropix.com/HTML/SHOW_DIG/M15_Pease1.HTM. 
  2. O'Meara, Stephen James; Levy, David H. (1998), Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects, Cambridge University Press, p. 74, ISBN 978-0521553322, https://books.google.com/books?id=jis4evHuuzUC&pg=PA74. 
  3. Bond, Howard E.; Bellini, Andrea; Sahu, Kailash C. (2024-09-17). "Testing Cluster Membership of Planetary Nebulae with High-precision Proper Motions. I. HST Observations of JaFu 1 Near the Globular Cluster Palomar 6" (in en). The Astronomical Journal 168 (4): 160. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ad67d4. ISSN 1538-3881. Bibcode2024AJ....168..160B. 
  4. Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 0-00-717223-0. https://archive.org/details/collinsatlasofni0000dunl.