Messier Planetary Nebula Distances

Here we give reported distances for the Messier Planetary Nebulae from various sources. Unit is in thousands of light-years, kly.
                  Ours
                  New   Old   O'D62  Hynes Ma84  Cahn92 VdS94 Po96  Ha97 NOAO

M27 NGC 6853 1.25 1.25 0.85 0.8 1.3 0.854 1.3 1.17 1.24 0.85 M57 NGC 6720 2.3 4.1 2.20 2.28 2.84 3.26 1.63 2.30 3.00 M76 NGC 650-1 3.4 3.4 1.75 2.41 4.24 2.35 2.50 M97 NGC 3587 2.6 2.6 1.62 2.00 3.88 1.79 2
Sources:
O'D62
Charles Robert O'Dell, 1962. A distance Scale for Planetary Nebulae Based on Emission-Line Fluxes. Astrophysical Journal, vol. 135, p. 371-384 (03/1962)
Ma84
Maciel W., 1984. A catalogue of distances of planetary nebulae. Astron and Astrophys Supp, 55, 253.
Cahn92
Cahn, J. H.; Kaler, J. B.; Stanghellini, L., 1992. A catalogue of absolute fluxes and distances of planetary nebulae. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series , vol. 94, no. 3, Sept. 1992, p. 399-452.
VdS94
Van De Steene, G., Zijlstra A., 1994. On an alternative statistical distance scale for planetary nebulae. Catalog with statistical distances to planetary nebulae. Astron and Astrophys Supp, 108, 485.
Po96
Pottasch, S.R., 1996. Local space density and formation rate of planetary nebulae. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 307, p. 561-578.
Ha97
Harris, H.C., Dahn, C.C., Monet, D.G., and Pier, J.R., 1997. Trigonometric parallaxes of Planetary Nebulae. In H.J. Habing and H.J.G.L.M. Lamers (eds.), Planetary Nebulae. IAU Symposium No. 180, p. 40-45.
NOAO
N.A. Sharp et.al.. NOAO Website


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