NGC 6302

Database links to NGC 6302

Planetary Nebula NGC 6302
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation	Scorpio
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	17h 13m 44.6s
declination	−37 ° 06 ′ 11 ″
Appearance
Apparent brightness  (visual)	9.6 likes
Apparent brightness  (B-band)	12.8 mag
Angular expansion	1.48 ′ × 1.48 ′
Central star
designation	HD 155520
Physical data
Redshift	−0.000119
Radial velocity	−35.7 km / s
distance	4000 ly
history
discovery	James Dunlop
Date of discovery	June 5, 1826
Catalog names
NGC  6302 •  PK  349 + 1.1 •  ESO  392-PN5 • Sh2-6

NGC 6302 , also known as the Beetle Nebula , is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpio , which is 4,000 light years from Earth . NGC  6302 was formed by an aging star named HD 155520 when it shed its outer shell in the form of extremely rapid gas flows over the past 2200 years.

The object was discovered on June 5, 1826 by the American astronomer James Dunlop .

Web links

Commons : NGC 6302  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Hubble Space Telescope 2009
• Hubble Space Telescope 2004
• GoBlack
• Image from ESO
• astronews.com: Picture of the day October 8, 2009
• Spektrum.de: Amateur recordings [1]

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
2. ↑ ^{a b} SEDS: NGC 6302
3. ↑ SIMBAD
4. ↑ Hubble reveals butterfly. In: Spectrum of Science. November 2009, p. 15.
5. ↑ Seligman