The Youngest Known Planetary Nebula
This Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2image captures the infancy of the Stingray nebula (Hen-1357), the youngest known planetary nebula.
In this image, the bright central star is in the middle of the green ring of gas. Its companion star is diagonally above it at 10 o'clock. A spur of gas (green) is forming a faint bridge to the companion star due to gravitational attraction.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9815a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 April 1998, 07:00 |
| Size: | 509 x 509 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Hen 3-1357, Stingray Nebula |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 18000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical H-beta |
487 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical OIII |
502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical NII |
658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
