Statements (62)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Nebula_Award
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gptkbp:age |
approximately 3,000 years
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
gptkb:12.5
13.5 |
gptkbp:body_shape |
bipolar
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gptkbp:collaboration |
international collaboration in studies
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gptkbp:composed_by |
ionized gas
ionized gas and dust |
gptkbp:contains_star |
hot central star
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gptkbp:cosmological_importance |
helps understand cosmic evolution
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gptkbp:declination |
+24° 24' 00''
+24° 24' 00" |
gptkbp:discovered_by |
gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:discovery_year |
1786
1788 |
gptkbp:distance |
measured using parallax
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
approximately 4,000 light years
approximately 3,000 light years |
gptkbp:emissions_standard |
strong emission lines
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gptkbp:exhibition |
gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Messier_catalog |
gptkbp:expansion_plans |
approximately 30 km/s
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gptkbp:features |
two lobes
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gptkbp:future_prospects |
promising for future research
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gptkbp:has_radius |
about 0.5 light years
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
gptkb:region
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
one of the first planetary nebulae discovered
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
NGC 2371
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gptkbp:image |
Hubble image available
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gptkbp:imaging_techniques |
advanced imaging techniques used
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gptkbp:ionization_source |
central star's radiation
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gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
various wavelengths |
gptkbp:is_similar_to |
gptkb:NGC_2392
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gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:NGC_2371/2
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gptkbp:lighting |
faint
high surface brightness light curve analysis conducted light echoes observed |
gptkbp:located_in |
constellation Gemini
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gptkbp:losses |
significant mass loss rate
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gptkbp:mass |
contains multiple stars
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gptkbp:nebula_classification |
classified as a planetary nebula
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gptkbp:nebula_dynamics |
dynamic processes studied
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gptkbp:nebula_shape |
bipolar shape
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gptkbp:notable_features |
complex structure
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gptkbp:photometric_variability |
shows variability in brightness
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gptkbp:public_interest |
popular among amateur astronomers
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gptkbp:publications |
numerous scientific publications exist
|
gptkbp:research |
requires telescope for observation
extensive observational history faint and requires long exposure spectroscopic studies performed |
gptkbp:research_focus |
stellar wind interactions
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gptkbp:research_importance |
important for studying stellar evolution
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gptkbp:right_ascension |
07h 38m 00s
07h 34m 12s |
gptkbp:similar_objects |
similar to NGC 6302
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gptkbp:size |
approximately 1.5 arcminutes
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gptkbp:storage |
photometric studies conducted
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:bipolar_nebula
gptkb:Nebula_Award |