NGC 2296

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Reflection fog
NGC 2296 / IC 452
SDSS recording
SDSS recording
Constellation Big dog
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 06h 48m 39.1s
declination -16 ° 54 ′ 06 ″
Further data
Brightness  (B-band)

13.0 likes

Angular expansion

0.6 '× 0.4'

history
discovery

Lewis Swift

Date of discovery

March 11, 1887

Catalog names
NGC  2296 • IC  452 • PGC 19643, MCG -03-18-003, SGC 064625-1650.7
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NGC 2296 = IC 452 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Great Dog . The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on March 11, 1887 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. SEDS: NGC 2296
  3. Seligman