The planetary nebula NGC1535 is a nebula of magnitude 10.5 located in the constellation of Eridanus . Also known as BD-13 842, HD 26847, and IRAS 04119-1251, it lies between 5,500 and 7,500 light-years away from Earth.
The first to see it was the British astronomer William Herschel on February 1, 1785.
"A planetary nebula forms when a star roughly the size of our Sun dies, exhaling its outer layers into space as the core becomes a white dwarf star," said the Hubble astronomers.
"Through early telescopes, these objects looked like planets, giving them their name, but planetary nebulae are not related to real planets." NGC 1535 has an unusual structure that is similar to the better-known Eskimo nebula (NGC 2392), with an outer region and a brighter inner center.
