Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  HD184738  ·  PK064+05.1
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HD 184738 Campbell's Hydrogen Star, PK 064+05.1 Planetary Nebula, rdhand
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HD 184738 Campbell's Hydrogen Star, PK 064+05.1 Planetary Nebula

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HD 184738 Campbell's Hydrogen Star, PK 064+05.1 Planetary Nebula

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HD 184738 is a star at the center of a small planetary nebula with the designation PK 064+05.1. The star itself is a Wolf-Rayet star.  Wolf-Rayet stars are hot stars that are rapidly blowing away material and losing mass.  PK 064+05.1 is the red planetary nebula created by and surrounding the star

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HD 184738 Campbell's Hydrogen Star, PK 064+05.1 Planetary Nebula, rdhand

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Planetary Nebula