IC 3568

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Planetary nebula
data from IC 3568
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
AladinLite
Constellation giraffe
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 12h 33m 06.9s
declination + 82 ° 33 ′ 49 ″
Appearance
Apparent brightness  (visual) 11.1 mag 
Apparent brightness  (B-band) 11.4 mag 
Angular expansion 0.17 ′ × 0.17 ′  
Central star
designation HD  109540 
Apparent brightness 20.0 mag 
Spectral class Pd 
Physical data
Redshift (−133 ± 7)  ·  10 −6 
Radial velocity (−39.3 ± 2.0) km / s 
history
discovery Robert Grant Aitken
Date of discovery August 31, 1900
Catalog names
 IC  3568 •  PK  123 + 34.1 •  UGC  7731 • PGC  41662

IC 3568 , also known as the Lemon Slice Nebula , is a planetary nebula in the constellation Giraffe . It was discovered on August 31, 1900 by the American astronomer Robert Grant Aitken . The nebula was also (incorrectly) included in the Uppsala General Catalog and Principal Galaxies Catalog , which otherwise only contain galaxies.

Web links

Commons : IC 3568  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d SIMBAD
  2. ^ Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
  3. a b VizieR
  4. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ic35a.htm#ic3568