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NGC 2359
NGC 2359 — Thor's Helmet
Emission Nebula
· Canis MajorIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Canis Major
- Right ascension
- 7h 18m 36s
- Declination
- -13° 12′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 11.5
- Angular size
- 10′ × 6′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- Dec-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 2359
About this target
Wolf-Rayet blown bubble.