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NGC 3242 · Jupiter's Ghost Nebula

NGC 3242 · Planetary nebula · Hydra

Jupiter's Ghost Nebula

Also known as C 59 · ESO 568-005

Caldwell 59
Herschel 400
RASC Finest NGC

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Type: Planetary nebula
Constellation: Hydra
Position (J2000): 10h 24m 46s · −18° 38′ 32″
Discovered: by William Herschel in 1785

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 7.7; visual
Size: 0.4′
Distance: ~3,600 ly
Best months: Jan–Mar

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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