Abell 33
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Planetary Nebula Abell 33 |
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| Abell 33 taken with the 81 cm reflecting telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09h 39m 09.08s |
| declination | -02 ° 48 ′ 32.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Angular expansion | 4.6 ′ × 4.6 ′ |
| Central star | |
| Physical data | |
| distance | 2700 ly |
| diameter | 3.6 years |
| history | |
| discovery | George Ogden Abell |
| Date of discovery | 1955 |
| Catalog names | |
| PK 238 + 34 1 • PN G238.0 + 34.8 • IRAS F09365-0234 | |
Abell 33 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Water Snake , the discovery of which George Ogden Abell published in 1955 and cataloged along with the determination of some properties in 1966.
Web links
- ESO: Chance encounter creates diamond ring in the sky (+ photos, map & animation) April 9, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ SIMBAD
- ↑ Planetary Nebulae - Abell 33
- ↑ George Ogden Abell: Globular clusters and planetary nebulae discovered on the national geographic society-Palomar Observatory sky survey. bibcode : 1955PASP ... 67..258A
- ↑ George Ogden Abell: Properties of Some Old Planetary Nebulae. bibcode : 1966ApJ ... 144..259A