NGC 2610

Planetary Nebula NGC 2610

Infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope
AladinLite
Constellation	Water snake
Position equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension	08h 33m 23.4s
declination	-16 ° 08 ′ 58 ″
Appearance
Apparent brightness (visual)	12.7 mag
Apparent brightness (B-band)	13.6 mag
Angular expansion	0.7 ′ × 0.7 ′
Central star
Apparent brightness	15.5 mag
Physical data
history
discovery	Wilhelm Herschel
Date of discovery	December 31, 1785
Catalog names
NGC 2610 • PK 239 + 13.1 • GC 1672 • H IV 35 • h 513/3127 •

NGC 2610 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Water Snake , with a surface brightness of 12.7 mag. Its distance from us is probably between 6000 and 8500 light years.

The nebula was discovered on December 31, 1785 by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.

Individual evidence