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Abell 42

A42

Measured

Planetary nebula in Ophiuchus. Late stellar remnant.

A faint round blue-violet nebula shell around a tiny white star, in a dense star field.

ImageGROK IMAGINEGenerated

Material expelled at the end of a star’s life. M42 is birth. Abell 42 is the other end. Two catalogues. The parallel is editorial.

What it supports

A live planetary nebula. SIMBAD seat.

What it does not

Not M42. Not a causal arc. The sequence is ours.

ExactnessExact

Form42

Unitcatalogue

Strengthhard

Source

SIMBAD · Abell 42

Owner

THE 42 INDEX