IC 1295 explained

IC 1295
Type:	Planetary
Credit:	ESO
Epoch:	J2000
Ra:	^[1]
Appmag V:	12.7^[2]
Size V:	1.7 × 1.4 arcmin
Constellation:	Scutum
Dist Ly:	4700
Dist Pc:	1500
Names:	PK25-4.2

IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered in 1867 by Truman Safford.^[3] It lies roughly 4,700 light-years (1,500 parsecs) away.

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).^[4]

See also

• List of planetary nebulae
• Index Catalogue

References

1. Web site: SIMBAD Astronomical Database . Results for IC 1295 . 2011-06-02.
2. Web site: NGC/IC Project . Results for IC 1295 . 2011-06-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520010558/http://www.ngcicproject.org/ngcicdb.asp . 2012-05-20.
3. Web site: New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1250 - 1299. Seligman, Courtney. cseligman.com. 27 September 2019.
4. 10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity. 2021. González-Santamaría. I.. Manteiga. M.. Manchado. A.. Ulla. A.. Dafonte. C.. López Varela. P.. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656. A51. 2109.12114. 2021A&A...656A..51G. 237940344.