Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  PGC 2395327  ·  PGC 72442  ·  PK112-10.1
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Abell 84 (PK112-10.1/PN G112.9-10.2) - Mouse over for a closer look, DoubleStarPhotography
Abell 84 (PK112-10.1/PN G112.9-10.2) - Mouse over for a closer look, DoubleStarPhotography

Abell 84 (PK112-10.1/PN G112.9-10.2) - Mouse over for a closer look

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Abell 84 (PK112-10.1/PN G112.9-10.2) - Mouse over for a closer look, DoubleStarPhotography
Abell 84 (PK112-10.1/PN G112.9-10.2) - Mouse over for a closer look, DoubleStarPhotography

Abell 84 (PK112-10.1/PN G112.9-10.2) - Mouse over for a closer look

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Description

Abell 84 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia discovered by American astronomer George Ogden Abell in 1955 on the photo plates from the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) project.

Most of the 86 PNs discovered on the POSS photo plates are large and have a low surface brightness, suggesting that they are in the later stage of their development/evolution.

Scanning AB, it looks like this PN has been rarely imaged to date with just over 20 images returning for Abell 84.

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