W43A

W43A
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquila
Right ascension 18h 47m 41.14s[1]
Declination −01° 45′ 11.4″[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type OH
Variable type Asymptotic giant branch
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)34[2] km/s
Distance2220+380
−400[2] pc
Details
Luminosity12,000[3] L☉
Other designations
W 43A, IRAS 18450-0148, 2MASS J18474097-0144553
Database references
SIMBADdata

W43A or IRAS 18450-0148 is a late-type star with an envelope of OH/IR type with a magnetically collimated jet (a protoplanetary nebula).[4] The star is in the early stages of becoming a planetary nebula, a process that will take several thousand years.[2]

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