Abell 37 (Gary Imm)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Virgo (Vir) · Contains: IC 972 · PK326+42.1

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This object, also known as IC 972, is a rarely imaged faint planetary nebula located 8000 light years away in the constellation of Virgo at a declination of -17 degrees. This 13.9 magnitude nebula spans almost 1 arc-minute in our apparent view, which corresponds to an actual diameter of 2 light years.

The nebula is a fairly typical PN in size and color, with a hydrogen rim and an oxygen interior. But it does have a surprising amount of faint structure. The upper left quadrant of the nebula is more diffuse and appears to be interacting with the ISM.

A faint star is visible at the nebula center, which could be the source star or could be a superimposed star, as the star at 1 o’clock appear to be. I find it odd that the immediate area surrounding the nebula is so void of brighter stars.

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RA (center)	14h04m25s.952
RA (top/left)	14h04m58s.719
RA (top/right)	14h03m52s.176
RA (bottom/right)	14h03m53s.146
RA (bottom/left)	14h04m59s.999

Dec (center)	-17°13′43″.30
Dec (top/left)	-17°07′39″.98
Dec (top/right)	-17°08′00″.60
Dec (bottom/right)	-17°19′46″.37
Dec (bottom/left)	-17°19′26″.31

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