NGC 3199
Emission nebula | |
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Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 10h 16m 32.8s[1] |
Declination | −57° 56′ 02″[1] |
Constellation | Carina |
Designations | GUM 28, RCW 48[1] |
NGC 3199[2][1][3] is an emission nebula in the constellation Carina. It is commonly known as the Banana Nebula.[4] The object was discovered in 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.[5] It is a bow shock around the central star, WR 18, an especially hot and especially luminous Wolf–Rayet star.[6]
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References[]
- ^ a b c d "NGC 3199". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Your NED Search Results". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3199". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Chadwick, Stephen; Cooper, Ian. Imaging the Southern Sky. Springer. p. 75. ISBN 1461447496.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 3150 - 3199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Toalá, J. A; Marston, A. P; Guerrero, M. A; Chu, Y.-H; Gruendl, R. A (2017). "Hot Gas in the Wolf–Rayet Nebula NGC 3199". The Astrophysical Journal. 846 (1): 76. arXiv:1708.02177. Bibcode:2017ApJ...846...76T. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa8554.
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Categories:
- Emission nebulae
- H II regions
- NGC objects
- Carina (constellation)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1826
- Nebula stubs