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Planetary Nebula MyCn18: An Hourglass Pattern Around a Dying Star

Planetary Nebula MyCn18: An Hourglass Pattern Around a Dying Star

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    13h 39m 34.69s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    -67° 22' 50.99"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Musca
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    8,000 light-years (2,500 parsecs)

About the Data

  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>WFPC2
  • Exposure Dates
    Exposure DatesThe date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
    July 30, 1995
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    Optical (Oiii), Optical (H-alpha), and Optical (Nii)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    Hourglass Nebula, MyCn18
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Planetary Nebula
  • Release Date
    January 16, 1996
  • Science Release
    Hubble Finds an Hourglass Nebula around a Dying Star
    Read the release
  • Credit
    Raghvendra Sahai and John Trauger (JPL), the WFPC2 science team, and NASA

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Planetary Nebula MyCn18: An Hourglass Pattern Around a Dying Star
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

Blue: Optical (Oiii) Green: Optical (H-alpha) Red: Optical (Nii)

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Planetary Nebula MyCn18: An Hourglass Pattern Around a Dying Star

Planetary Nebula MyCn18: An Hourglass Pattern Around a Dying Star

This is an image of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula located about 8,000 light-years away, taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST). This Hubble image reveals the true shape of MyCn18 to be an hourglass with an intricate...

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Mar 28, 2025
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