Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  PK047-04.1
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Abell 62, Gary Imm
Abell 62, Gary Imm

Abell 62

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Abell 62, Gary Imm
Abell 62, Gary Imm

Abell 62

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Description

This planetary nebula is located 1600 light years away in the constellation of Aquila at a declination of +11 degrees.  The magnitude 14.7 PN spans 3 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of 1.3 light years.

Like many PN, the outer rim is stronger in HII while the inner section is stronger in OIII. The PN is a bit distorted, looking a bit like it has a drop shadow above and behind it.  This distortion is likely due to interaction with the ISM.  The progenitor star appears to be the small blue star at the center of the nebula.

This is another PN which has a hint of a hexagon shape to the outer rim.

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