Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  PK017-10.1
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Abell 51, Gary Imm
Abell 51, Gary Imm

Abell 51

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Abell 51, Gary Imm
Abell 51, Gary Imm

Abell 51

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

This  Abell PN is located 6000 light years away in the constellation of Sagittarius at a declination of -18 degrees.  It is a magnitude 14 PN which spans 1 arc-minute in our apparent view.  This corresponds to the typical PN diameter of 2 light years.

OIII dominates the signal in this nebula.  The blue central progenitor star is clearly visible.  The spherical nebula has a thick textured ring that shows some detail.

Comments