OH 231.8 + 4.2
| OH 231.8 + 4.2 | |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Puppis |
| Right ascension | 07 h 42 m 17 s |
| declination | −14 ° 42 ′ 52 ″ |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | approx. 1.3 k pc approx. 4.2 k ly |
| Designations and catalog entries | |
| IRAS 07399-1435 | |
OH 231.8 + 4.2 (in English also Calabash Nebula or Rotten Egg Nebula ) is a protoplanetary nebula in the constellation aft deck of the ship in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 5000 light years from the Sun and has a maximum extent of about 1.4 ly.
Web links
- PIA04228: Rotten Egg Nebula . NASA Planetary Photojournal
- New Insights into the “Rotten Egg” Nebula . astronews.com, August 27, 2001
- Astronomy Picture of the Day apod.nasa.gov apod.nasa.gov apod.nasa.gov
- Bubbles from a Dying Star . ESO, February 26, 1987 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kastner et al .: Direct Detection of the Mira at the Heart of OH 231.8 + 4.2 . In: The Astronomical Journal , 116 (3), 1998, pp. 1412-1418.
- ↑ Picture of the day - Rotten egg. In: astronews.com. January 31, 2017, accessed January 19, 2019 .