Spiral Planetary Nebula NGC 5189 in Musca | Hubble Space Telescope

Spiral Planetary Nebula NGC 5189 in Musca | Hubble Space Telescope

NGC 5189 (Gum 47, IC 4274, nicknamed the Spiral Planetary Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Musca. It was discovered by James Dunlop on July 1, 1826. Seen through the telescope it seems to have an S shape. Hubble Space Telescope imaging analysis has demonstrated that this S shape structure is from two dense low-ionization regions—one moving toward the north-east and another one moving toward the south-west of the nebula. This could be a result of a recent outburst from the central star. 

Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
Release Date: Dec. 18, 2012

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