Published:
November 1, 2005
| The planetary nebula Hewett 1 is about 2° across and is located almost exactly on the celestial equator in Sextans the Sextant at R.A. 10h37m, Dec. –0°18'. The nebula is associated with the very hot white dwarf star PG 1034+001, which has an estimated distance of 500 light-years but with a large uncertainty. The closest known planetary nebula is Sh 2–216, with a well-established trigonometric distance of 425 light-years. Measurement of the parallax of PG 1034+001 will determine whether Hewett 1 is in fact closer. |
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