NGC 1360 explained

NGC 1360
Type:Planetary
Epoch:J2000
Ra:[1]
Dist Ly:1145ly
1794ly[2]
Appmag V:9.4[3]
Size V:11.0 × 7.5 arcmin
Constellation:Fornax
Notes:11.4v magnitude central star
Names:PK220-53.1, ESO 482-PN007, AM 0331-260, GC 5315, PN G220.3-53.9, CD-26 1339

NGC 1360, also known as the Robin's Egg Nebula,[4] is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Fornax. It was identified as a planetary nebula due to its strong radiation in the OIII (oxygen) bands. Reddish matter, believed to have been ejected from the original star before its final collapse, is visible in images.[5] It is slightly fainter than IC 2003.

The central star of the system was suspected to be binary since 1977, but was only confirmed in 2017. The central source consists of a low-mass O-type star and a white dwarf, with masses of and respectively.[6]

NGC 1360 was discovered in January 1868 by the German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIMBAD Astronomical Database . Results for NGC 1360 . 2011-06-03.
  2. Smith. H.. On the distances of planetary nebulae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 9 April 2015. 449. 3. 2980–3005. 10.1093/mnras/stv456. free . 1409.3422 . 2015MNRAS.449.2980S .
  3. Web site: NGC/IC Project . Results for IC 1295 . 2011-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520010558/http://www.ngcicproject.org/ngcicdb.asp . 2012-05-20.
  4. Web site: NGC 1360 Robin's Egg Planetary Nebula . 2015-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224735/http://www.myastrostuff.com/pncollection/ngc1360.htm . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  5. http://www.astrosurf.com/antilhue/ngc1360.htm Astrosurf
  6. 2018MNRAS.473.2275M. 10.1093/mnras/stx2501. SALT HRS discovery of a long-period double-degenerate binary in the planetary nebula NGC 1360. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 473. 2. 2275. Miszalski. B.. Manick. R.. Mikołajewska. J.. Iłkiewicz. K.. Kamath. D.. Van Winckel. H.. 2018. free . 1703.10891.
  7. Web site: Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke (February 5, 1835 – December 3, 1897) . Students for the Exploration and Development of Space . . March 18, 2012.

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