Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  PK204-08.1
Abell 13, Gary Imm
Abell 13, Gary Imm

Abell 13

Abell 13, Gary Imm
Abell 13, Gary Imm

Abell 13

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This planetary nebula is located 4000 light years away in the constellation of Orion at a declination of +4 degrees.  The magnitude 15.3 PN spans 3 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of 3 light years.

Like many PN, the outer rim is dominated by HII.  In this case, the OIII signal is so weak that I did not even take any OIII subs. 

The interstellar medium (ISM) appears to be interacting with the nebula and blurring its edges. A very faint small blue star seen at the center of the nebula is likely the progenitor star.

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