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惑星状星雲 (わくせいじょうせいうん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
planetary nebula
astronomy
Technical astronomy term for a glowing shell of ionized gas ejected from a red giant star late in its life. Despite the name, it is unrelated to planets.
この 望ぼう 遠えん 鏡きょう で 、 いくつ か の 惑わく 星せい 状じょう 星せい 雲うん を 観かん 測そく できる 。
With this telescope, you can observe several planetary nebulae.
Kanji 惑 beguile, delusion, perplexity 状 status quo, conditions, circumstances Similar words 星せい 雲うん 星雲 is a general term for nebula, while 惑星状星雲 specifically refers to planetary nebulae, a subtype formed by dying stars.
超ちょう 新しん 星せい 残ざん 骸がい 超新星残骸 is a supernova remnant, another type of nebula formed from a stellar explosion, distinct from the gentler ejection process of a planetary nebula.
Etymology Compound of 惑星 (planet), 状 (-shaped), and 星雲 (nebula). The name originated from early telescopic observations where these objects resembled planets, though they are not related to planets.
