Mz 1
Planetary nebula in the constellation Norma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mz 1 (Menzel 1), is a bipolar planetary nebula (PN) in the constellation Norma.
Quick Facts Emission nebula, Observation data: J2000 epoch ...
Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 15h 34m 17.002s[1] |
Declination | −59° 09′ 09.05″[1] |
Distance | 3,400 ± 500 ly (1,050 ± 150 pc)[2] ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.0[3] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 76″[2] × 23″[3] |
Constellation | Norma |
Physical characteristics | |
Radius | 0.63 ± 0.09 ly[a] ly |
Absolute magnitude (V) | 1.9 ± 0.3[b] |
Designations | ESO 135-11[1] |
See also: Lists of nebulae |
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