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Eight Burst Nebula

NGC 3132

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C74 PlanetaryNebula Vela 관측 가능 난이도 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Benefits from OIII filter
Credit: Image: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (a U.S. federal government agency; https://www.nasa.gov/) European space agency (https://www.esa.int/), Canadian Space Agency (https://www.asc-c.... License: Public domain. (Wikimedia Commons)
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특성

등급 8.0
각크기 0.5′
거리 2600 ly
Planetary Nebula [Distance: 2600 ly]

위치 & 식별자

RA 10h 07m 02.6s
Dec -40° 26' 13.2"
별자리 Vela
카탈로그 C74

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Eight Burst Nebula 소개

설명

The Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC 3132) is a bright planetary nebula in Vela, about 2,000 light-years away. Also called the Southern Ring Nebula, it spans about 1 arcminute and displays a complex, multi-layered shell structure. It was one of the first targets of the James Webb Space Telescope.

관측 팁

A fine southern planetary nebula, visible in a 4-inch telescope as a bright, slightly elongated disk. An 8-inch scope at 150x+ shows the ring structure. The central star is actually the fainter of a close pair. Best in spring from southern locations.

역사

Discovered by John Herschel in the 1830s from South Africa. JWST's 2022 images revealed at least two previously unknown concentric shells and confirmed the binary nature of the central star system.

재미있는 사실

JWST's first deep image of NGC 3132 revealed that the nebula was sculpted by at least two stars, with the dimmer companion responsible for most of the mass ejection. The brighter central star is actually a companion that did not create the nebula.

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Credit: Image: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (a U.S. federal government agency; https://www.nasa.gov/) European space agency (https://www.esa.int/), Canadian Space Agency (https://www.asc-c.... License: Public domain. (Wikimedia Commons)

Credit: Image: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (a U.S. federal government agency; https://www.nasa.gov/) European space agency (https://www.esa.int/), Canadian Space Agency (https://www.asc-c.... License: Public domain. (Wikimedia Commons)

Skybred Mar 2, 2026