Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 21h 59m 35.2s[2] |
Declination | −39° 23′ 08″[2] |
Distance | 3000 light years[1] ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 16.5[2] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 2 ′ x 2 ′[2] |
Constellation | Grus |
Designations | IC 5150, PK 002-52 1, PSCz P21565-3937, ESO 344-5, IRAS 21565-3937, PN G002.7-52.4 |
Nicknamed the Spare Tyre Nebula,[3] IC 5148 is a planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus (The Crane).[4] It was discovered by Australian amateur astronomer Walter Gale in 1894. Around 3000 light-years distant, it is expanding at a rate of 50 kilometres a second, one of the fastest of all planetary nebulae.[3]
The central star of the planetary nebula has a spectral type of hgO(H).[5]