IC 1295

IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered in 1867 by Truman Safford.^[4] It lies roughly 4,700 light-years (1,500 parsecs) away.^[2]

IC 1295

Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
The most detailed image of IC 1295 captured so far.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	18h 54m 37.206s[1]
Declination	−08° 49′ 39.08″[1]
Distance	4700 ly   (1500[2] pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.7[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.7 × 1.4 arcmin[3]
Constellation	Scutum
Designations	PK25-4.2
See also: Lists of nebulae

The central star of the planetary nebula has a spectral type of DAO.56^[1] and shows the hydrogen deficient class object as hgO(H).^[5]

See also

• List of planetary nebulae
• Index Catalogue

References

1. "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for IC 1295. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
2. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
3. "NGC/IC Project". Results for IC 1295. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
4. Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
5. González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.

External links

• Media related to IC 1295 at Wikimedia Commons
• IC 1295 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images