Hen 2-47

Short description: Planetary nebula in the constellation Carina

Hen 2-47Emission nebula

Planetary nebula

Hen 2-47 photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope

Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension|  10h 23m 09.143s[1]
Declination| −60° 32′ 42.21″[1]
Distance| 6600 ly[2] ly
Constellation| Carina
Designations| ESO 127-16[1]
See also: Lists of nebulae

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]

## References

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.
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/.

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

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