IRAS 20068+4051

IRAS 20068+4051 is a protoplanetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It has not yet become a complete planetary nebula, and it is still in the short-lived protoplanetary nebula phase. IRAS 20068+4051 has given astronomers insight into how planetary nebulae form and evolve over time.

Discovery

IRAS 20068+4051 was first discovered and observed during a sky survey with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite and later was later observed further with the Hubble Space Telescope.