NGC 2867

Planetary nebula data from NGC 2867

Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope
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Constellation	Keel of the ship
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	09h 21m 25.0s
declination	-58 ° 18 ′ 42 ″
Appearance
Apparent brightness (visual)	9.7 likes
Apparent brightness (B-band)	9.7 likes
Angular expansion	0.4 ′ × 0.4 ′
Central star
designation	HD 81119
Physical data
Redshift	+0.000043
Radial velocity	+12.9 km / s
distance	6200 ly
history
discovery	John Herschel
Date of discovery	April 1, 1834
Catalog names
NGC 2867 • PK 278-5.1 • PN G278.1-05.9 • ESO 126-PN8 • GC 1843 • h 3163 • CS = 13.6

NGC 2867 is the name of a planetary nebula in the constellation of the ship's keel . NGC 2867 has an apparent magnitude of 9.7 mag and a diameter of 12 ".

The object was discovered on April 1, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

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