Sh2-220

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sh2-220
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:planetary_nebula
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:NGC_1499
gptkb:California_Nebula
gptkbp:angularSize about 2.5 degrees
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 6.0
gptkbp:bestViewedIn winter
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
gptkb:Sharpless_catalog
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_Emerson_Barnard
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1884
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 1,000 light-years
gptkbp:emissionType gptkb:planetary_nebula
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sh2-220
gptkbp:ionizingStar gptkb:Xi_Persei
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkb:Perseus
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orion–Cygnus_Arm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7