IC 289 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.[3] It was discovered by Lewis Swift in early September 1888. It lies close to the 10th magnitude star BD +60° 0631. N.J. Martin described IC 289 as "A nice, faint round planet like planetary nebula. The uniform oval disc shows some irregularity in brightness but is not obviously brighter at the edge."[citation needed]
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Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
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Observation data: J2000.0 epoch | |
Right ascension | 03h 10m 19.3017s[1] |
Declination | +61° 19′ 00.914″[1] |
Distance | 5,190 ± 500 ly (1,592 ± 153 pc)[2] ly |
Constellation | Cassiopeia |
Designations | IRAS 03062+6107, 2MASS J03101930+6119009, ARO 86, Hb 1, VV 9, RL 67, Lan 496, NSV 1056, GSC2 N313033135782[1] |
See also: Lists of nebulae |
The central star of the planetary nebula is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H).[4]
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