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Revision for Dragonfly Planetary Nebula

Previous Revision, by CMDR Marx [2026-02-26 12:08:50]Selected revision, by CMDR Marx [2026-02-26 12:11:13]
DISCOVERER
NAME
Dragonfly planetary nebulaDragonfly Planetary Nebula
SYSTEMNAME
Eoch Flyuae UU-O e6-2971Eoch Flyuae UU-O e6-2971
CATEGORY
NebulaeNebulae
CATEGORY 2
REGION
Inner Scutum-Centaurus ArmInner Scutum-Centaurus Arm
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
CALLSIGN
SUMMARY
A colourful nebula with a high mass neutron star at its heart.A colourful nebula with a high mass neutron star at its heart.
DESCRIPTION

The Dragonfly Nebula is a tiny planetary nebula with a neutron star at its heart. Like most such nebulae, there is not really much to see from inside and the only object of interest in the system is a water world.

However, there are plenty of local systems from which you can get a good view such as from the rings of the Earth-like world at Eoch Flyuae SV-B d14-8835.

Eoch Flyuae SV-B d14-8835 A 4

At over 2.5 solar masses, the neutron star at the center of the nebula is close to the TOV limit, the upper mass limit over which it would collapse into a black hole. It is also still outside its Schwarzschild radius, which is the radial limit to the same collapse.

There is not enough mass in the system to tip it over into a black hole if it were all to fall to the surface of the star, so the nebula is safe for now.

The Dragonfly Nebula is a tiny planetary nebula with a neutron star at its heart. Like most such nebulae, there is not really much to see from inside and the only object of interest in the system is a water world.

However, there are plenty of systems nearby from which you can get a good view, such as from the rings of the Earth-like world at Eoch Flyuae SV-B d14-8835.

Eoch Flyuae SV-B d14-8835 A 4

At over 2.5 solar masses, the neutron star at the center of the nebula is close to the TOV limit, the upper mass limit over which it would collapse into a black hole. It is also still outside its Schwarzschild radius, which is the radial limit to the same collapse.

There is not enough mass in the system to tip it over into a black hole if it were all to fall to the surface of the star, so the nebula is safe for now.

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