Planetary Nebula Abell 19

Abell 19
Abell 19: Planetary Nebula in Gemini; 500 mm Cassegrain 3625 mm f/7.2; SBIG STL11K; 410-120-120-120 min LRGB; Bernese Highland; © 2015 Radek Chromik [32]

History

This planetary nebula was discovered in 1955 by the American astronomer George Ogden Abell on the photo plates of the «Palomar Observatory Sky Survey» (POSS). In 1955 he published a first list of 13 globular clusters and the positions of 73 planetary nebulae. The PN had the number 19 (A55 14). In 1966 Abell published a complete list including the size and description of the 86 planetary nebulae discovered on the POSS photo plates. This planetary nebula was then number 19 on his list. [331, 332]

The designation PK 200+08.1 comes from the two Czechoslovak astronomers Luboš Perek and Luboš Kohoutek, who in 1967 compiled a catalog of all the planetary nebulae of the Milky Way known at that time. [146]

The lesser known designation ARO 130 originates from 1971 survey of microwave radiation from planetary nebulae conducted by Canadian radioastronomer Lloyd A. Higgs using the 46-metre Algonquin Radio Observatory in Ontario, Canada. [136, 137]

Physical Properties

Abell 19 is an old and very faint planetary nebula. The distance to Earth is 2310 pc. [145]

«Strasbourg-ESO Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae» Acker et al., 1992 [141]
Designations PN G200.7+08.4: A 19, PK 200+08.1, A55 14, ARO 130, VV' 51
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 06h 59m 57s
Declination (J2000.0) +14° 36' 47"
Dimensions 67." (optical)
Discoverer ABELL 1955

Finder Chart

This planetary nebula can be found in the constellation Gemini. and is highest in the sky from the months October to April.

Finder Chart Planetary Nebula Abell 19
Planetary Nebula Abell 19 in constellation Gemini. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 15°

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