IC 5148
| Nebula | |
|---|---|
 IC 5148, nicknamed the Spare Tyre Nebula, taken by the ESO Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (EFOSC2) on the New Technology Telescope.[1] | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 21h 59m 35.2s[2] |
| Declination | −39° 23′ 08″[2] |
| Distance | 3000 light years[1] ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.5[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 2 ′ x 2 ′[2] |
| Constellation | Grus |
| Designations | IC 5150, PK 002-52 1, PSCz P21565-3937, ESO 344-5, IRAS 21565-3937, PN G002.7-52.4 |
Nicknamed the Spare-tyre nebula,[3] IC 5148 is a planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus (The Crane).[4] Around 3000 light-years distant, it is expanding at a rate of 50 kilometres a second, one of the fastest of all planetary nebulae.[3]
References
- ^ a b "From Cosmic Spare Tyre to Ethereal Blossom". Picture of the Week. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Search Results for IC 5148". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ a b ESO (2012). "From Cosmic Spare Tyre to Ethereal Blossom". Picture of the Week. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Streicher, Magda (December 2010). "Grus—An Elegant Starry Bird" (PDF). Deepsky Delights. The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. pp. 56–59. Retrieved 7 February 2014.