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Pease 1

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Pease 1
Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Distance33,600[1] ly
Apparent magnitude (V)+15.5[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)3 arcsecs[1]
ConstellationPegasus
Physical characteristics
Radius0.24 ly
Absolute magnitude (V)-
See also: Lists of nebulae

Pease 1 is a planetary nebula located within the globular cluster M15 33,600 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It was the first planetary nebula known to exist within a globular cluster when it was discovered in 1928[2] by Francis G. Pease, and just two more have been found (in other clusters) since.[3] At magnitude 15.5, it requires telescopes with an aperture of at least 300 millimetres (12 in) to be detected.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Globular Cluster M15 and Planetary Nebula Pease 1". astropix.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
  2. ^ O'Meara, Stephen James; Levy, David H. (1998), Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects, Cambridge University Press, p. 74, ISBN 978-0521553322.
  3. ^ Bond, Howard E.; Bellini, Andrea; Sahu, Kailash C. (2024-09-17). "Testing Cluster Membership of Planetary Nebulae with High-precision Proper Motions. I. HST Observations of JaFu 1 Near the Globular Cluster Palomar 6". The Astronomical Journal. 168 (4): 160. arXiv:2407.18135. Bibcode:2024AJ....168..160B. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ad67d4. ISSN 1538-3881.
  4. ^ Dunlop, Storm (2005). Atlas of the Night Sky. Collins. ISBN 0-00-717223-0.
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