IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered in 1867 by Truman Safford.[4] It lies roughly 4,700 light-years (1,500 parsecs) away.[2]
| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| Planetary nebula | |
 The most detailed image of IC 1295 captured so far. | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 18h 54m 37.206s[1] |
| Declination | −08° 49′ 39.08″[1] |
| Distance | 4700 ly (1500[2] pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.7[3] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.7 × 1.4 arcmin[3] |
| Constellation | Scutum |
| Designations | PK25-4.2 |
The central star of the planetary nebula has a spectral type of DAO.56[1] and shows the hydrogen deficient class object as hgO(H).[5]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for IC 1295. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ a b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
- ^ a b "NGC/IC Project". Results for IC 1295. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.
External links
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Media related to IC 1295 at Wikimedia Commons- IC 1295 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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