NGC 1360 [SEP] constellation
NGC 1360
NGC 1360, also known as the Robin's Egg Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Fornax. It was identified as a planetary nebula due to its strong radiation in the OIII (oxygen) bands. Reddish matter, believed to have been ejected from the original star before its final collapse, is visible in images. It is slightly fainter than IC 2003.
The central star of the system was suspected to be binary since 1977, but was only confirmed in 2017. The central source
NGC 48
The New General Catalogue object NGC 48 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 79.3 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Andromeda.
See also.
- Spiral galaxy
- List of NGC objects (1–1000)
- Andromeda (constellation)
External links.
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?48
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc_fr.cgi?48
- http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC48
- http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?NGC+48
- Базы данных про объекты NGC/IC