Right ascension 21 59 35.2 Apparent dimensions (V) 2 ′ x 2 ′ Magnitude 16.5 Apparent magnitude (V) 16.5 | Declination −39° 23′ 08″ Distance 2.83815852 × 10^19 m | |
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Designations IC 5150, PK 002-52 1, PSCz P21565-3937, ESO 344-5, IRAS 21565-3937, PN G002.7-52.4 Similar NGC 1360, NGC 5189, NGC 5882, NGC 7354, Lemon Slice Neb | ||
Nicknamed the Spare-tyre nebula, IC 5148 is a planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus (The Crane). Around 3000 light-years distant, it is expanding at a rate of 50 kilometres a second, one of the fastest of all planetary nebulae.
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