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IC 289

IC 289 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by Lewis Swift in early September 1888. It lies close to the 10th magnitude star BD +60° 0631. N.J. Martin described IC 289 as "A nice, faint round planet like planetary nebula. The uniform oval disc shows some irregularity in brightness but is not obviously brighter at the edge."

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IC 289
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
As seen by Hubble
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension03h 10m 19.3017s1
Declination+61° 19′ 00.914″1
Distance5,190 ± 500 ly (1,592 ± 153 pc)2 ly
ConstellationCassiopeia
DesignationsIRAS 03062+6107, 2MASS J03101930+6119009, ARO 86, Hb 1, VV 9, RL 67, Lan 496, NSV 1056, GSC2 N3130331357821

IC 289 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.3 It was discovered by Lewis Swift in early September 1888. It lies close to the 10th magnitude star BD +60° 0631. N.J. Martin described IC 289 as "A nice, faint round planet like planetary nebula. The uniform oval disc shows some irregularity in brightness but is not obviously brighter at the edge."

The central star of the planetary nebula is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H).4

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References

  1. "IC 289". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  3. IC 289
  4. González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.
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