Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  IC 4593  ·  PK025+40.1
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IC 4593, PK 025+40.1 White-eyed Pea Nebula, rdhand
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IC 4593, PK 025+40.1 White-eyed Pea Nebula

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IC 4593, PK 025+40.1 White-eyed Pea Nebula

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IC 4593 (White-eyed Pea Nebula) is a planetary nebula 7,800 light-years distant and 0.7 light-years across.  The white dwarf star at the center of the nebula will slowly cool over a period of billions of years. It currently has a surface temperature of 40,000 Kelvin.  In contrast, the nebula will disperse into space over the next few thousand years and disappear.

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  • IC 4593, PK 025+40.1 White-eyed Pea Nebula, rdhand
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    IC 4593, PK 025+40.1 White-eyed Pea Nebula, rdhand
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IC 4593, PK 025+40.1 White-eyed Pea Nebula, rdhand

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Cloudy Nights

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Planetary Nebula