Hb 5
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Planetary nebula Hb 5 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 17h 47m 56s |
| declination | -29 ° 59.7 ′ |
| Appearance | |
| Central star | |
| Physical data | |
| history | |
| discovery |
Edwin Hubble on a photographic plate exposed on June 19, 1920 |
| Catalog names | |
| PK 359-00.1 • PN G359.3-00.9 • ESO 455-42 • Hen 2-286 | |
Hb 5 ( Hubble 5 ) is a bipolar planetary nebula located about 2200 light years from Earth. Hubble 5 is in the constellation Sagittarius .
Web links
- hubblesite.org News Release Number: STScI-1997-38 Hubble Witnesses the Final Blaze of Glory of Sun-Like Stars