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IC 2177

IC 2177 — Seagull Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Monoceros
Intermediate
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Monoceros
Right ascension
7h 04m 30s
Declination
-10° 27′ 00″
Magnitude
Not recorded
Angular size
120′ × 40′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Intermediate
Best months
Dec-Mar
Catalog IDs
IC 2177

About this target

Large emission complex on Mon/CMa border.

Recommended telescopes

Celestron
335mm f/2.2 · 152mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
SharpStar
335mm f/5.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
335mm f/2.2 · 152mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
350mm f/4.9 · 71mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 1.91° × 1.07°
Scale 1.79″/px
Target fills 187% of frame
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FOV 4.02° × 2.69°
Scale 2.32″/px
Target fills 74% of frame
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FOV 3.27° × 2.22°
Scale 2.85″/px
Target fills 90% of frame
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