NGC 2452
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Planetary Nebula NGC 2452 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Aft deck of the ship |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 07h 47m 26.4s |
| declination | -27 ° 20 ′ 06 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 12 likes |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.48 ′ × 0.48 ′ |
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| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Date of discovery | February 1, 1837 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2452 • PK 243-1.1 • ESO 493-PN11 • GC 1574 • h 3100 • CS = 19.0, Hen 2-4 | |
NGC 2452 is a planetary nebula in the constellation aft deck of the ship , listed in the New General Catalog . Its central star is a pulsating white dwarf .
The nebula was discovered on February 1, 1837 by the astronomer John Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.
Web links
Commons : NGC 2452 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- astronews.de: Picture of the day October 8, 2013