Bow-Tie Nebula

At a glance

Type

Planetary nebula

Constellation

Cep

Right ascension

0h 13m 01.0s

Declination

+72° 31′

Apparent magnitude

11.9

Angular size

0.8x0.4′

Catalogue

NGC0040

Located in Cepheus.

The outline on your card

Two bright lobes pinch at the centre into a bow-tie outline.

Outline class

Bipolar

Axis ratio

0.55 : 1

Central source

Single central star

Surface brightness

Medium

Recorded structure

Polar lobes · Bright bar · Twin lobes

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