IRAS 21565-3937 IC 5148
Stellar classification
Coordinates
- X -84
- Y -2377
- Z 1828
→ Sol: 3,000
Wiki
Nicknamed the Spare-tyre nebula, IC 5148 is a planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus (The Crane). It was discovered by Australian amateur astronomer Walter Gale in 1894. Around 3000 light-years distant, it is expanding at a rate of 50 kilometres a second, one of the fastest of all planetary nebulae.
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