Hen 2-47

Hen 2-47
Emission nebula
	Planetary nebula
	Hen 2-47 photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	10h 23m 09.143s
Declination	−60° 32′ 42.21″
Distance	6600 ly ly
Constellation	Carina
Designations	ESO 127-16
	See also: Lists of nebulae

Short description: Planetary nebula in the constellation Carina

Hen 2-47 is a young planetary nebula that lies about 6600 light years away from Earth in the southern constellation of Carina, the keel.^[2]

Hen 2-47 contains six lobes of gas and dust that suggest that the central star of the nebula ejected material at least three times in three different directions. During each ejection, the star fired off a narrow pair jets of gas pointed in opposite directions, eventually giving the nebula the shape it has at present.^[2]

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Coordinates: 10^h 23^m 09.143^s, −60° 32′ 42.21″

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[simbad-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "PN My 59". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=PN+My+59.

[hubblesite-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Hubble Captures Stars Going Out in Style". http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/nebula/planetary/2007/33/image/a/.

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Hen 2-47

Topic: Astronomy

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