IC 1295

IC 1295
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
	The most detailed image of IC 1295 captured so far.
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	18h 54m 37.206s
Declination	−08° 49′ 39.08″
Distance	4700 ly (1500 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.7
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.7 × 1.4 arcmin
Constellation	Scutum
Designations	PK25-4.2
	See also: Lists of nebulae

IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scutum. It was discovered in 1867 by Truman Safford.^[4] It lies roughly 4,700 light-years (1,500 parsecs) away.^[2]

The central star of the planetary nebula has a spectral type of DAO.56^[1] and shows the hydrogen deficient class object as hgO(H).^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for IC 1295. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
^ ^a ^b Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
^ ^a ^b "NGC/IC Project". Results for IC 1295. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 1250 - 1299". cseligman.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.