NGC 2440
- RA 7:42, Dec -18:13
(Puppis)
- Type: planetary nebula
- Distance: 3600 ly
- Not all planetary nebulae are ring-shaped!
- Note the central star in the HST image.
- It is believed that the central star is extraordinarily hot, perhaps as much
as 200,000 degrees Kelvin (360,000 F).
HST 323k gif
HST 45k jpg
BB 5k jpg
(Bruce Balick)
HST 75k jpg
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