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Emission planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 6072 is a planetary nebulae in the southern constellation of Scorpius. It has a dynamical age of 104 years. Its circumstellar envelope is likely to be rich in carbon as it has very strong CN (cyanide) spectral lines. CN spectral lines are generally not detected in oxygen rich AGB (asymptotic giant branch) circumstellar envelopes. NGC 6072 also shows H2 (hydrogen) emission and intense CO (carbon monoxide) emission which has been mapped displaying bipolarity and some gas at high velocity. The evolution of this planetary nebulae is likely to be dominated by photodissociation and ion/radical molecular reactions. Shock chemistry is also likely to be important.
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| Emission nebula | |
|---|---|
| Planetary nebula | |
A Spitzer Space Telescope image of NGC 6072 | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 16h 12m 58.363s[1] |
| Declination | −36° 13′ 47.40″[1] |
| Distance | 3,060 ly (939 pc)[1] 3,320 ly (1,017 pc)[2] ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14[3] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 70″[2] |
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Designations | IRAS F16097-3606, NGC 6072[4] |
An analysis of Gaia data suggests that the central star is a binary system.[5]
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