Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  HD193553  ·  PK069-03.1
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NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler 11, Peter Goodhew
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NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler 11

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NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler 11, Peter Goodhew
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NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler 11

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With a diameter of (only) 1.4 arcminutes, Strottner Drechsler 11 is not one of the giants among planetary nebulae and the PN is also anything but sparkling in terms of surface brightness, as it took almost 100 hours of exposure time to image this shy jewel in the constellation Cygnus. Strottner Drechsler 11 was confirmed as a true planetary nebula by the Frenchman Lionel Mulato in 2020 through a spectrum. The structure of the nebula can be described as classic, so StDr 11 consists of a thin H-alpha layer with a bubble of [OIII] in the centre. The central star of the PN is so faint that it can only be recognized from high-resolution survey images. Coordinates: 20:20:50.30 +29:49:51.10

Spectrum courtesy of Lionel Mulato:
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