Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lynx (Lyn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2474  ·  NGC 2475
Jones-Emberson 1 • Headphone Nebula, Astro Snapshot
Jones-Emberson 1 • Headphone Nebula
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Jones-Emberson 1 • Headphone Nebula

Jones-Emberson 1 • Headphone Nebula, Astro Snapshot
Jones-Emberson 1 • Headphone Nebula
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Jones-Emberson 1 • Headphone Nebula

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Jones-Emberson 1 (PK 164+31.1), also known as the Headphone Nebula, is a 14th magnitude planetary nebula in the constellation Lynx at a distance of 1600 light years. It is a larger planetary with low surface brightness. The 16.8-magnitude central star is a very blue white dwarf.

Discovered in 1939 by Rebecca Jones and Richard M. Emberson, its "PK" designation comes from the names of Czechoslovakian astronomers Luboš Perek and Luboš Kohoutek.

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Jones-Emberson 1 • Headphone Nebula, Astro Snapshot

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