Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 10h 09m 20.910s [1] |
Declination | −80° 51′ 30.73″ [1] |
Distance | 6,440 ly (1,975 pc) [2] ly |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.6 [3] |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.33 ′ [2] |
Constellation | Chamaeleon |
Designations | Caldwell 109, Hen 2-44, Sa2-57, PK 296-20.1, PN G296.6-20.0, ESO 19-2 [4] |
NGC 3195 (also known as Caldwell 109) is a planetary nebula located in the southern constellation of Chamaeleon. Discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1835, [3] this 11.6 apparent magnitude [3] planetary nebula is slightly oval in shape, with dimensions of 40×35 arc seconds, and can be seen visually in telescopic apertures of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) at low magnifications. [5]
Spectroscopy reveals that NGC 3195 is approaching Earth at 17 kilometres per second (11 mi/s), while the nebulosity is expanding at around 40 kilometres per second (25 mi/s). The central star is listed as >15.3V or 16.1B magnitude. An analysis of Gaia data suggests that the central star is a binary system. [6] Distance is estimated at 1.7 kpc.