NGC 5873
Planetary Nebula NGC 5873 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | wolf |
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 .