IC 5148

Coordinates: 21^h 59^m 35.2^s, −39° 23′ 08″

IC 5148
IC 5148, nicknamed the Spare Tyre Nebula, taken by the ESO Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (EFOSC2) on the New Technology Telescope.[1]
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Right ascension	21^h 59^m 35.2^s[2]
Declination	−39° 23′ 08″[2]
Distance	3000 light years[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	16.5[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	2 ′ x 2 ′[2]
Constellation	Grus
Physical characteristics
Other designations	IC 5150, PK 002-52 1, PSCz P21565-3937, ESO 344-5, IRAS 21565-3937, PN G002.7-52.4

Nicknamed the Spare-tyre nebula,^[3] IC 5148 is a planetary nebula located around 1 degree west of Lambda Gruis in the constellation of Grus (The Crane).^[4] Around 3000 light-years distant, it is expanding at a rate of 50 kilometres a second, one of the fastest of all planetary nebulae.^[3]

References

1. "From Cosmic Spare Tyre to Ethereal Blossom". Picture of the Week. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
2. "Search Results for IC 5148". Astronomical Database. SIMBAD. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
3. ESO (2012). "From Cosmic Spare Tyre to Ethereal Blossom". Picture of the Week. European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
4. Streicher, Magda (December 2010). "Grus—An Elegant Starry Bird" (PDF). Deepsky Delights. The Astronomical Society of Southern Africa. pp. 56–59. Retrieved 7 February 2014.