Caldwell 109
C109
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Planetary Nebula
- Distance from Earth
- 5,500 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 11.6 mag
- NASA description
- A dying star at Caldwell 109's heart shed its outer layers, creating a shell of gas around the star.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 5,500 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left 5,500 years ago (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 11.6 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Chamaeleon — find the constellation first to know where to look.