Hubble's Planetary Nebula Gallery. A View of IC 3568
IC 3568 lies in the constellation Camelopardalis at a distance of about 9, 000 light-years, and has a diameter of about 0.4 light-years (or about 800 times the diameter of our solar system). It is an example of a round planetary nebula. Note the bright inner shell and fainter, smooth, circular outer envelope.
Credit:Howard Bond ( Space Telescope Science Institute), Robin Ciardullo (Pennsylvania State University) and NASA/ESA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS 12317+8250 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary |
| Distance: | 15000 light years |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 33 7.00 |
| Position (Dec): | 82° 33' 50.10" |
| Field of view: | 0.37 x 0.36 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 101.8° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |