NGC 4361

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NGC 4361
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
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NGC 4361 imaged with a 24-inch telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 12h 24m 30.8s [1]
Declination −18° 47′ 5.6″ [1]
Distance3,377.2±153.6 [1]   ly
Apparent magnitude (V)10.9 [2]
Apparent dimensions (V)1.3' x 1.3' [2]
Constellation Corvus [3]
DesignationsNGC 4361, PN G294.1+43.6
See also: Lists of nebulae

NGC 4361 (also known as the Lawn Sprinkler Nebula [4] or Garden Sprinkler Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the Corvus constellation. [3] [1] [2] It is included in the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 Observing Program.

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Central star

NGC 4361's central star, which has the Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 107969, [5] is an extremely hot [WC] Wolf-Rayet type star. Its temperature is 126,000 K. [6] It is nearly 18,000 times brighter than the Sun, but is only 6.1% its size. This star left the asymptotic giant branch between 5,776 and 8,018 years ago. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NGC 4361 -- Planetary Nebula". Simbad Astronomical Database. Universite de Strasbourg. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Planetary Nebula NGC 4361". Telescopius. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 Stefan Rumistrzewicz (1 November 2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 158–. ISBN   978-1-4419-7242-2.
  4. ↑ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN   978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC   920437579.
  5. ↑
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