Southern Owl Nebula

{{Short description|Planetary nebula in Hydra}} {{Planetary nebula |name = Southern Owl Nebula | type = Planetary | image = [[File:The planetary nebula ESO 378-1.jpg|250px]] | caption=The Southern Owl Nebula as seen by [[ESO]] | epoch = [[J2000]] | constellation = [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]] | ra = {{RA|11|26|43.78}}<ref name="simbad">{{cite web | title=SIMBAD Astronomical Database | work=ESO 378-1 | url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=ESO+378-1 | accessdate=2016-11-14}}</ref> | dec = {{DEC|-34|22|11.4}}<ref name="simbad" /> | appmag_v = +17.4<ref name="simbad" /> |dist_ly = 2030 |radius_ly = 2 |absmag_v = |size_v = |names = PLN 283+25.1 and ESO 378-1 }} The '''Southern Owl Nebula''' ('''PLN 283+25.1''', '''ESO 378-1''') is a [[planetary nebula]] located in the constellation [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]]. The nebula lies at a distance of 2,030 light years from Earth.

It is named so because of its resemblance to the [[Owl Nebula]] in [[Ursa Major]].<ref>{{Cite APOD|title = Northern and Southern Owls|date = 6 May 2010|access-date = 2015-10-05}}</ref> The nebula is notably symmetric, round, and has a diameter of approximately four light-years.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Ghost of a Dying Star|url = http://www.eso.org/public/usa/news/eso1532/|website = www.eso.org|accessdate = 2015-10-05}}</ref>

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[[Category:Planetary nebulae]] [[Category:Hydra (constellation)]]