09h21m 25.38336s[1]
−58° 18′ 40.6167″[1]
Distance
9.7[3]
Apparent dimensions (V)
Designations
ESO 126-8, PN G278.1-05.9,[6] Caldwell90
See also: Lists of nebulae
NGC 2867 (also known as Caldwell 90) is an elliptical[5] Type II[7] planetary nebula in the southern constellationofCarina, just over a degree to the NNW of the star Iota Carinae.[8] It was discovered by John Herschel on April 1, 1834. Herschel initially thought he might have found a new planet, but on the following night he checked again and discovered it had not moved.[3] The nebula is located at a distance of 7,270 light-years from the Sun.[2]
The central star of the nebula is of spectral type WC3[9] and is in the process of evolving into a white dwarf, having previously shed the atmosphere that created the surrounding nebula. It is now a hydrogen deficient GW Vir variable that is undergoing non-radial pulsations with an amplitude of less than 0.3 in magnitude. The star has an estimated temperature of 165+18
−20 kK with 5% of the radius of the Sun and is radiating 1,400 times the Sun's luminosity.[5]
The surrounding nebula is fairly typical but does shows carbon enrichment, which suggests the progenitor star was not massive but did pass through third dredge-up. The category of central star has excited a very high degree of ionization in the nebula.[7] The shape of the nebula appears somewhat elongated, which may indicate an interaction with the surrounding interstellar matter. The nebula halo may be a recombination of two separate halos, which could indicate a peculiar mass-loss history.[10]
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