Bipolar Planetary Nebula KjPn8 (PN G112.5-00.1)
This image was taken with the KPNO Mayall 4-meter telescope on November 5, 2010. Located in the constellation of Cassiopeia, KjPn8 (also known as PN G112.5-00.1) is a very unusual bipolar planetary nebula. Its complex structure is the result of irregular ejections of gas in different directions. It was observed in the narrowband filters of Oxygen [OIII] (blue) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red). North is down, East is to the right.
Credit:T.A. Rector/University of Alaska Anchorage, H. Schweiker/WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-kjpn8 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:34 p.m. |
Size: | 3400 x 1900 px |
About the Object
Name: | KjPn8, PN G112.5-00.1 |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 23 23 30.04 |
Position (Dec): | 60° 57' 57.05" |
Field of view: | 14.85 x 8.28 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 179.9° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical Olll | 499 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical Ha | 656 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |