Retina nebula
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Planetary nebula Retinal Nebula |
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| Taken with the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | wolf |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 14h 22m 26.5s |
| declination | -44 ° 09 ′ 01 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 10.2 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 10.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.77 ′ × 1.77 ′ |
| Central star | |
| Physical data | |
| distance | 1900 ly |
| diameter | (0.25 × 0.9) Ly |
| history | |
| discovery | DeLisle Stewart |
| Date of discovery | 1899 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 4406 • PK 319 + 15.1 • PN G319.6 + 15.7 • ESO 272-PN6 • | |
The Retina Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Wolf . The catalog name is IC 4406 .
You can see a toroidal ring that can be seen from the side from Earth. This is interspersed with fine black lines (therefore retina), which form the border area between the gas and dust clouds emitting in the visible light and in the radio range.
Web links
Commons : Category: IC 4406 - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Downfall in grace (University of Cologne)
- IR image from the Spitzer Space Telescope
- IC 4406 in SIMBAD