NGC 5873
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Planetary Nebula NGC 5873 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | wolf |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 15h 12m 50.8s |
| declination | -38 ° 07 ′ 32 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 11.0 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.22 ′ |
| Central star | |
| Physical data | |
| Radial velocity | −130 km / s |
| distance | 5445 pc |
| history | |
| discovery | Ralph Copeland |
| Date of discovery | May 2, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5873 • ESO 328-34 • IRAS 15096-3756 • PN G331.3 + 16.8 • Hen 2-121 • PK 331 + 16 1 | |
NGC 5873 is a 11.0 likes bright planetary nebula in the constellation Wolf and about 5445 parsecs from Earth.
It was discovered by Ralph Copeland on May 2, 1883 .
Web links
- NGC 5873. SIMBAD, accessed May 6, 2016 .
- NGC 5873. DSO Browser, accessed May 6, 2016 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5873. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 6, 2016 .