NGC 2346 is a planetary nebula near the celestial equator in the constellation of Monoceros, [5] less than a degree to the ESE of Delta Monocerotis. [6] It is informally known as the Butterfly Nebula. [3] The nebula is bright and conspicuous with a visual magnitude of 9.6, [3] and has been extensively studied.

Mar 23, 2008 · The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the “butterfly wing”- shaped nebula, NGC 2346. The nebula is about 2,000 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Monoceros. It represents the spectacular “last gasp” of …

Mar 2, 2016 · NGC 2346, the Butterfly Nebula, achieved its remarkable dual-lobed or bi-polar shape in part because of interactions between the two stars at its center. The nebula is located about 2,000 light-years from Earth in Monoceros.

Oct 7, 1999 · NGC 2346, in contrast to the first two young objects, is a so-called "planetary nebula," which is ejected from Sun-like stars which are near the ends of their lives. NGC 2346 is remarkable because its central star is known to be actually a very close pair of stars, orbiting each other every 16 days.

NGC 2346 is a planetary nebula made of gas and dust that has evolved into a familiar shape. At the heart of the bipolar planetary nebula is a pair of close stars orbiting each other once every sixteen days.

NGC 2346 is an unusual planetary nebula (PN), this is already evident from its outward appearance. The object is aptly described in the usual classification scheme by Vorontsov-Velyaminov: an irregular disk with traces of a ring structure, but …

Mar 14, 1997 · The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) is back at work, capturing this black-and-white image of the "butterfly wing"-shaped nebula, NGC 2346. The nebula is about 2,000 light-years away from Earth in …

Oct 7, 1999 · NGC 2346 is a so-called "planetary nebula," which is ejected from Sun-like stars which are near the ends of their lives. NGC 2346 is remarkable because its central star is known to be actually a very close pair of stars, orbiting each other every 16 days.

NOAO scientists, using the Gemini Observatory 8-meter telescope in Chile, have obtained the highest resolution image ever obtained for the planetary nebula NGC 2346. Shaped like a butterfly, or an hourglass, but known scientifically as a bipolar planetary nebula, this object is at a distance of 2,300 light-years from our Sun in the ...

NGC 2346 is a Planetary Nebula in the Monoceros constellation. NGC 2346 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.