Pease 1

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Pease 1
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
M15pease1 (HST).jpg
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Distance33,600 [1]   ly
Apparent magnitude (V)+15.5 [1]
Apparent dimensions (V)3 arcsecs [1]
Constellation Pegasus
Physical characteristics
Radius 0.24 ly
Absolute magnitude (V)-
See also: Lists of nebulae

Pease 1 is a planetary nebula located within the globular cluster M15 33,600 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was the first planetary nebula known to exist within a globular cluster when it was discovered in 1928 [2] (for Francis G. Pease), and just four more have been found (in other clusters) since. [1] At magnitude 15.5, it requires telescopes with an aperture of at least 300 millimetres (12 in) to be detected. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Globular Cluster M15 and Planetary Nebula Pease 1". astropix.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
  2. O'Meara, Stephen James; Levy, David H. (1998), Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects, Cambridge University Press, p. 74, ISBN   978-0521553322.
  3. Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky . Collins. ISBN   0-00-717223-0.