NGC 1535

NGC 1535 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Eridanus, discovered by William Herschel on February 1, 1785. It is very similar to the Eskimo Nebula in both color and structure but the central star can be quite difficult to observe visually.

NGC 1535
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
NGC 1535 using the 0.8m Schulman Telescope from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension04h 14m 15.782s
Declination−12° 44 21.68
Distance5500–7500 ly   (1740–2310 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V)10.5
Apparent dimensions (V)0.650′ × 0.611′
ConstellationEridanus
Designations2MASX J04141578-1244216, IRAS 04119-1251, PN G 206.4-40.5, PK 206-40.1, dML87 112, UITBOC 627, VERA J0414-1244

At the center of NGC 1535, there is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H)5.

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