NGC 4361
Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 12h 24m 30.8s[1] |
Declination | −18° 47′ 5.6″[1] |
Distance | 3350.4 ± 259.8[1] ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.9[2] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.3' x 1.3'[2] |
Constellation | Corvus[3] |
NGC 4361 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Corvus.[3][1][2] It is included in the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 Observing Program.
Central star[]
NGC 4361's central star is an extremely hot [WC] Wolf-Rayet type star. Its temperature is at 270,000 K,[4] hotter than every classical Wolf–Rayet star known, and it is the hottest known non-neutron star. It is nearly 18,000 times brighter than the sun, but is only 6.1% its size. This star is only 1,230 years old.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "NGC 4361 -- Planetary Nebula". Simbad Astronomical Database. Universite de Strasbourg. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Planetary Nebula NGC 4361". Telescopius. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b Stefan Rumistrzewicz (1 November 2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.
- ^ González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C. (2019-10-01). "Properties of central stars of planetary nebulae with distances in Gaia DR2". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 630: A150. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936162. ISSN 0004-6361.
External links[]
- Media related to NGC 4361 at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Corvus (constellation)
- Planetary nebulae
- NGC objects
- Nebula stubs
- Wolf–Rayet stars