Object of the Season (Summer 2016)

Planetary Nebula NGC 7009 in Aquarius

NGC7009 - Image Courtesy of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) This image was supplied by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

The planetary nebula NGC 7009 in Aquarius will be announced in DSO 172, and the results will be published in DSO 174.

Name
NGC 7009
Position (2000)
21 04 10.9 -11 21 48 (Aqr)
Type
Planetary Nebula
Visual magnitude
8.0 mag
Central star
11.5 mag (HIP 103992)
Size
41" x 35"
Distance
2,400 ly
Other Designations
IV 1, h 2098, GC 4628, PK 37+34.1, Caldwell 55

Wolfgang Steinicke - Nebulae and Clusters Section Director