NGC 3199

NGC 3199[2][1][3] is an emission nebula in the constellation Carina. It is commonly known as the Banana Nebula.[4] The object was discovered in 1826 by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop.[5] It is a bow shock around the central star, WR 18, a Wolf–Rayet star.[6]

NGC 3199
Emission nebula
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 10h 16m 32.8s[1]
Declination−57° 56′ 02″[1]
ConstellationCarina
DesignationsGUM 28, RCW 48[1]

See also

References
  1. "NGC 3199". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "Your NED Search Results". nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. "Revised NGC Data for NGC 3199". spider.seds.org. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  4. Chadwick, Stephen; Cooper, Ian. Imaging the Southern Sky. Springer. p. 75. ISBN 1461447496.
  5. Seligman, Courtney. "NGC Objects: NGC 3150 - 3199". cseligman.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. Toalá, J. A; Marston, A. P; Guerrero, M. A; Chu, Y.-H; Gruendl, R. A (2017). "Hot Gas in the Wolf–Rayet Nebula NGC 3199". The Astrophysical Journal. 846 (1): 76. arXiv:1708.02177. Bibcode:2017ApJ...846...76T. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa8554.


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