NGC 2371 and NGC 2372
Planetary nebula NGC 2371 and NGC 2372 |
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Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Twins |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 07h 25m 34.6s |
declination | + 29 ° 29 ′ 26 ″ |
Appearance | |
Apparent brightness (visual) | 11.2 mag |
Apparent brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
Angular expansion | 1.03 ′ × 1.03 ′ |
Central star | |
designation | CSI + 29-07225 |
Apparent brightness | 15.5 mag |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.000070 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | (+21 ± 5) km / s |
distance | 4300 ly |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Date of discovery | March 12, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2371/2372 • GC 1519/1520 • H II 316 / II 317 • h 444/445 • PK 189 + 19.1 |
NGC 2371 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini , located approximately 4,300 light years from Earth .
The planetary nebula NGC 2371 was discovered on March 12, 1785 by the German-British astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
Commons : NGC 2371 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Astronews
- High-resolution image of the nebula with a semi-professional amateur telescope