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NGC 3242
NGC 3242 — Ghost of Jupiter
Planetary Nebula
· HydraAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Planetary Nebula
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Right ascension
- 10h 24m 48s
- Declination
- -18° 38′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Angular size
- 1′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- Feb-May
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 3242
About this target
Bright compact planetary.