Q1043747
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planetary nebula in the constellation Camelopardalis
Astronomical data · SIMBAD
- Object type
- PN
- Spectral type
- [WO4]
- Distance
- 5,634 light-years
- Redshift
- z = 0.00012309272703769913
- Coordinates
- RA 61.7475° · Dec 60.9206°
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Key facts
- Right ascension
- 04 06 59.392
- Declination
- +60 ° 55 ′ 14.28 ″
- Distance
- 3,840 ± 770 ly (1.177 ± 0.236 kpc ) ly
- Apparent diameter
- 52 ″
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Radius
- 0.5 ly
- Designations
- PK 144+6.1, PN G144.5+06.5, CS 14.4, CH Cam
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- white dwarf
- Constellation
- Camelopardalis
- Distance from Earth
- 1167
- Image
- NGC1501-HST-R656nGB502n.png
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- Commons category
- NGC 1501
- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 473712872456844544
- spectral class
- [WO4]
- discoverer or inventor
- William Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1787-11-03
- apparent magnitude
- 12.788
- right ascension
- 61.74746653690990
- declination
- 60.92063262336570
- radial velocity
- 36.9
- parallax
- 18.0
- epoch
- J2000.0
- right ascension component of proper motion
- 2.201
- declination component of proper motion
- -5.196
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Encyclopedic overview
NGC 1501 is a planetary nebula with a complex structure, located in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. It has the proper names Camel's Eye Nebula and the Oyster Nebula. The nebula was discovered on 27 August 1787 by the British-German astronomer William Herschel. The central star of NGC 1501 is located at a distance of approximately 3,840 light-years (1.177 kpc) from the Sun, and is 29,280 light-years (8.978 kpc) from the Galactic Center.
Properties
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