planetary nebula nucleus

English

Etymology

planetary nebula +‎ nucleus

Noun

planetary nebula nucleus (plural planetary nebula nuclei)

  1. (astronomy) The remnant hot luminous core of the stellar progenitor of the planetary nebula, which ionizes the surrounding planetary nebula.

Synonyms
  • PNN (abbreviation)

Derived terms
  • PNN (abbreviation)
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