PuWe 1

PuWe 1
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
PuWe 1 imaged by Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension06h 19m 33.94s
Declination+55° 36' 43.91"
Distance1,300 ly
Apparent magnitude (V)15.545
ConstellationLynx
DesignationsPN G158.9+17.8, PK 158+17 1[1]

PuWe 1 (Purgathofer-Weinberger 1) is a faint planetary nebula located approximately 1,300 light years away in the constellation Lynx, next to the border with Camelopardalis. It was discovered in 1980 by two Austrian astronomers Alois Purgathofer and Ronald Weinberger. The nebula has a magnitude of 11.2 and is about 20 arc minutes in diameter.[2][3] The formation of the nebula began when a dying red giant star shed its outer layers.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "PN PuWe 1". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Deep-Sky Dreams: PuWe 1". Astronomy Magazine. David J. Eicher. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "PLANETARY NEBULA PUWE1". Sky&Telescope. AAS. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Planetary Nebula PuWe 1". NOIRLab. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

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