Abstract We present deep H α and O iii images of the ejecta-rich nebulosity associated with the suspected runaway and binary Wolf–Rayet (WR) star WR 71 (HD 143414). In H α emission, the nebula appears as a crescent shaped, broken ring of clumpy emission some 9 ′ × 1 3 ′ in angular size centered to the south and west of the WR star. At a Gaia estimated distance of 4.27 kpc, the nebula has physical dimensions of 11 × 16 pc making it one of the larger known ejecta rich WR ring nebulae. Our O III image also show considerable surrounding faint nebulosity much of which may be unrelated to the WR star. A comparison of the nebula’s optical appearance with that seen in Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer 22 μ m data shows infrared coincidence with the nebula’s brightest O III emission features. Deep H α and O III images like those presented here suggests that new and substantially deeper imaging reconnaissance of WR stars compared to earlier surveys may lead to additional WR ring nebula detections, thereby enhancing our understanding on the frequency and formation of WR ring nebulae.
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