Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4361  ·  PK294+43.1
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NGC 4361 Planetary Nebula, rdhand
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NGC 4361 Planetary Nebula

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NGC 4361 Planetary Nebula

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NGC 4361 is a planetary nebula located about 3000 light-years distant.  It has four lobes instead of the more typical 2 lobes.  Astronomers speculate that this is the result of two close orbiting central stars.  The bright central star in the center is the hottest known non-neutron star with a temperature of 270,000 Kelvin (485,000 degrees Fahrenheit).  It is only 6.1 percent the size of our sun but 18,000 times brighter.  Stellarium labels it the Lawn Sprinkler Nebula.

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NGC 4361 Planetary Nebula, rdhand

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