IC 2448
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Planetary nebula IC 2448 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Keel of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09h 07m 06.2s |
| declination | -69 ° 56 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 10.4 mag |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 11.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 0.45 ′ × 0.45 ′ |
| Central star | |
| Physical data | |
| distance | 11000 ly (3500 pc ) |
| history | |
| discovery | Williamina Fleming |
| Date of discovery | 1898 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 2448 • PK 285-14.1 • ESO 61-PN1 • | |
IC 2448 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Kiel des Schiff , which is listed in the index catalog . The nebula was discovered in 1898 by the astronomer Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming .