Planetary Nebula Ethos 1

Ethos 1
Ethos 1: Planetary nebula in Lyra; 500 mm Cassegrain 3625 mm f/7.2; SBIG STL11K; 530+3*80 min LRGB; Bernese Highlands; © 2015 Radek Chromik [32]

History

The planetary nebula Ethos 1 (PN G068.1+11.0) was discovered in 2009 by Miszalski et al. Discovered in the «SuperCOSMOS Science Archive» data during the design phase of the «Extremely Turquoise Halo Object Survey» (ETHOS). In this investigation, a spectroscopic search was carried out specifically for planetary nebulae outside the Milky Way plane, which were overlooked during a visual inspection.

Physical Properties

Ethos 1 is noticeable as one of the few planetary nebulae that both bipolar jets travel at speeds of 120±10 km/s, as well as having a tight binary central star. The observed light curve shows an orbital time of only 0.535 days with a very strong amplitude of 0.816 mag, due to the overexposure by a very hot pre-white dwarf star. Ethos 1 underpins the long suspected connection between binary central stars and jets. The kinematic age of the jets is estimated to be 1750±250 yr/kpc, which is higher than the inner nebula of 900±100 yr/kpc. [401]

Data from Simbad [145]
Name Ethos 1
Object Type RS CVn Variable
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 19h 16m 31s
Declination (J2000.0) +36° 09' 48"
Parallaxes 0.0669 mas
Magnitudes G 17.200283; g 17.055; r 17.347
Identifiers ATO J289.1311+36.1632; Gaia DR2 2050526964622031744; Gaia DR3 2050526964622031744; NAME Ethos 1; PN G068.1+11.0; PN G068.1+11.1; ZTF J191631.48+360947.6

Finder Chart

The planetary nebula Ethos 1 is located in the constellation Lyra. The best observation time is February to December.

Finder Chart Planetary Nebula Ethos 1
Planetary Nebula Ethos 1 in constellation Lyra. 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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