NGC 5307
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Planetary Nebula NGC 5307 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | centaur |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13h 51m 03s |
| declination | -51 ° 12 ′ 21 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 12.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.3 ′ × 0.3 ′ |
| Central star | |
| designation | HD 120489 |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | +0.000140 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | +42 ± 5 km / s |
| distance | 10,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Date of discovery | April 15, 1836 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5307 • ESO 221-PN11 • GC 3661 • h 3541 • AM 1347-505 | |
NGC 5307 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Centaur and has an angular extent of 0.3 'and an apparent magnitude of 11.2 mag.
The object was discovered on April 15, 1836 by John Herschel .