Water Lily Nebula
| Reflection nebula | |
|---|---|
| Protoplanetary nebula | |
 HST image of the Watery Lily Nebula by Sun Kwok, Bruce Hrivnak, and Kate Su | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 17h 03m 10.08s[1] |
| Declination | −47° 00′ 27.7″[1] |
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Designations | IRAS 16594-4656, 2MASS J17031007-4700277, PN G340.3-03.2[2] |
The Water Lily Nebula, in the southern constellation of Ara, is a pre-planetary nebula also known as IRAS 16594-4656, in the process of developing to a planetary nebula. It is one of the pre-planetary nebulae containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organic hydrocarbons otherwise constituting the basis for life.
References
- 1 2 Cutri, R. M. (2003). "2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources". VizieR On-line Data Catalog. Bibcode:2003yCat.2246....0C.
- ↑ "NAME Water Lily Nebula". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
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