Planetary Nebulae, Part 2
42 entries in the Planetary Nebulae, Part 2 compendium.
NGC 2818A bipolar planetary nebula in Pyxis with disputed open cluster membership.NGC 2867Elliptical planetary nebula with a pulsating, hydrogen-deficient central star.NGC 2899Bipolar planetary nebula in Vela, shaped by a binary star system.NGC 3132A bipolar planetary nebula with a hot white dwarf central star.NGC 3242A planetary nebula resembling Jupiter, discovered by William Herschel in 1785.NGC 5189A planetary nebula with an S shape and a binary central star.NGC 5315Planetary nebula in Circinus with a hot, hydrogen-deficient central star.NGC 5882A small double-shell planetary nebula in Lupus with nitrogen enrichment.NGC 6153A bipolar nebula with extreme elemental overabundances.NGC 6210A bright planetary nebula with complex structure and high galactic latitude.NGC 6302A bipolar nebula with one of the hottest known central stars.NGC 6445Bipolar planetary nebula in Sagittarius, discovered by William Herschel.NGC 6563A planetary nebula in Sagittarius, discovered by James Dunlop in 1826.NGC 6565A triaxial planetary nebula with three ionization zones.NGC 6572A bright, young planetary nebula with multiple colorful nicknames.NGC 6751A planetary nebula with a complex bipolar structure and a hot central star.NGC 6778A disrupted planetary nebula with a close binary core.NGC 6818Planetary nebula in Sagittarius with knotty filaments and layered structure.NGC 6891Triple-shell planetary nebula in Delphinus with multiple ejection episodes.NGC 6905A planetary nebula with broad OVI emission and a [WO2] central star.NGC 7027A young, dense planetary nebula with complex structure and rich carbon chemistry.NGC 7094A planetary nebula in Pegasus with a hot transitional central star.NGC 7354A complex planetary nebula in Cepheus with binary star origins.NGC 7662A bright, blue planetary nebula in Andromeda with triple-shell structure.Ou 5A planetary nebula with a short-period eclipsing binary central star.Owl NebulaA planetary nebula with an owl-like face in Ursa Major.Planetary nebula luminosity functionA secondary distance indicator using [O III] λ5007 emission.Red Spider NebulaA two-lobed planetary nebula with a hot white dwarf.Ring NebulaA planetary nebula in Lyra, discovered by Charles Messier in 1779.Saturn NebulaA planetary nebula resembling Saturn, discovered by William Herschel in 1782.Sh 2-216Closest planetary nebula to Earth, ancient and faint.Southern Crab NebulaA southern-sky nebula resembling the Crab Nebula.Stingray NebulaThe youngest-known planetary nebula, first observed in the 1980s.Vy 1-2Planetary nebula with faint knots and a bright elliptical ring.WeBo 1Faint ring-shaped planetary nebula near the Heart Nebula.Zanstra methodMethod to determine central star temperature of planetary nebulae.Abell Catalog of Planetary Nebulae86 entries thought to be planetary nebulae, created in 1966.Abell 30A born-again planetary nebula with hydrogen-depleted knots.Abell 35A nebula with a bow shock and a binary star nucleus.Abell 39A nearly perfect spherical planetary nebula in Hercules.Abell 48A heavily reddened planetary nebula with a rare [WN4] central star.Abell 63Planetary nebula with an eclipsing binary central star.
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