Planetary Nebula

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomical Object
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:White_Dwarf
gptkbp:compatibleWith Planets
gptkbp:composedOf Ionized Gas
gptkbp:contains Heavy Elements
gptkbp:contributedTo Chemical Enrichment of Interstellar Medium
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
1785
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth Hundreds to Thousands of Light Years
gptkbp:emits Visible Light
Ultraviolet Light
gptkbp:example gptkb:Dumbbell_Nebula
gptkb:Helix_Nebula
gptkb:Ring_Nebula
gptkbp:form gptkb:Dying_Star
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Milky_Way
Other Galaxies
gptkbp:frequency gptkb:Nitrogen
gptkb:Oxygen
gptkb:Hydrogen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Planetary Nebula
gptkbp:lifespan 10,000 to 20,000 years
gptkbp:massLoss Stellar Envelope Ejection
gptkbp:nameOrigin Resembles Planet in Small Telescopes
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:shape Spherical
Bipolar
Elliptical
Stellar Winds
gptkbp:studiedIn Astrophysics
18th Century
gptkbp:temperature 10,000 K to 30,000 K
gptkbp:type Emission Nebula
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dying_Star
gptkb:Red_Giant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7