Jones-Emberson 1
Planetary nebula in the Lynx constellation
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Jones-Emberson 1 (PK 164+31.1), also known as the Headphone Nebula, is a 14th magnitude planetary nebula in the constellation Lynx at a distance of 1600 light years. It is a larger planetary with low surface brightness. The 16.8-magnitude central star is a very blue white dwarf.
| Nebula | |
|---|---|
Planetary Nebula Jones-Emberson 1 (PK164+31.1).
Captured By Hunter Outten & Kaleb Jordan | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 07h 57m 51.628s[1] |
| Declination | +53° 25′ 16.96″[1] |
| Distance | 1600 ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 400 arc seconds[2] |
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Designations | PK164+31.1, PN ARO 121,[1] Headphone Nebula[2] |
Historic data
Discovered in 1939 by Rebecca Jones and Richard M. Emberson, its "PK" designation comes from the names of Czechoslovak astronomers Luboš Perek and Luboš Kohoutek, who in 1967 created an extensive catalog of all of the planetary nebulae known in the Milky Way as of 1964. The numbers indicate the position of the object on the sky. ("PK 164+31.1" basically represents the planetary nebula that when using the galactic coordinate system has a galactic longitude of 164 degrees, a galactic latitude of +31 degrees, and is the first such object in the Perek-Kohoutek catalog to occupy that particular one square degree area of sky).
Gallery
Amateur astronomer photo of Jones-Emberson 1
Planetary nebula Jones-Emberson 1 (PK164+31.1) shot in HOO
See also
External links
- Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae - The PK Astronomical Catalog (Astronomy magazine)
