NGC 1501

NGC 1501
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
As seen from the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension04h 06m 59.39s[1]
Declination+60° 55′ 14.4″[1]
Distanceest. 4,240 ly (1.30 kpc)[2] ly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.0[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)0.863' (diameter)
ConstellationCamelopardalis
Physical characteristics
Radius0.5 ly
DesignationsPK 144+6.1, PN G 144.5+06.5, GC 801, CS 14.4, H 4.53
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 1501 (also known as the Camel's Eye Nebula[3] or the Oyster Nebula[4]) is a complex planetary nebula located in the constellation of Camelopardalis, it was discovered on 27 August 1787 by William Herschel.[2][5]

  1. ^ a b c "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". NGC 1501. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sabbadin2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hubble was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Seligman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).