NGC 2440
- RA 7:42, Dec -18:13
(Puppis)
- Type: planetary nebula
- Distance: 3600 ly
- Not all planetary nebulae are ring-shaped!
- Note the central star in the HST image.
- It is believed that the central star is extraordinarily hot, perhaps as much
as 200,000 degrees Kelvin (360,000 F).
HST 323k gif
HST 45k jpg
BB 5k jpg
(Bruce Balick)
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