Hen 2-47

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Planetary nebula
Hen 2-47
Hen2-47.jpg
Taken with the Hubble Space Telescope
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Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 10h 23m 09.143s
declination -60 ° 32 ′ 42.21 ″
Appearance
Central star
Physical data
distance 6600 ly 
history
Catalog names
 PK  285-02.1 • PN G285.6-02.7 •  ESO  127-16 •

Hen 2-47 (also Hen 2-47 ) is a young planetary nebula in the constellation Carina , which is 6600 light years away. The nebula was cataloged by Karl Gordon Henize in 1967, which references an observation published by Margaret Mayall in 1951.

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  1. SIMBAD Astronomical Database . In: Results for Hen 2-47 . Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  2. Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style . Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  3. ^ Karl G. Henize: Observations of Southern Planetary Nebulae , bibcode : 1967ApJS ... 14..125H
  4. MW Mayall: New Peculiar Spectra , bibcode : 1951BHarO.920 ... 32M