NGC 2818
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Planetary Nebula NGC 2818 |
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| Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Ship compass |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 09h 16m 06.1s |
| declination | -36 ° 37 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Apparent brightness (visual) | 8.2 likes |
| Apparent brightness (B-band) | 6.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 ′ × 1.4 ′ |
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| Physical data | |
| distance | 10,400 ly (3,200 pc ) |
| history | |
| discovery | James Dunlop |
| Date of discovery | May 28, 1826 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 2818 • ESO 372-PN13 • GC 1801 • h 3154A • AM 0914-362 • Dun 564A | |
NGC 2818 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Pyxis . It has a diameter of 1.4 arc minutes and an apparent magnitude of 8.2 mag. An open star cluster lies in the same line of sight .
NGC 2818 was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on May 28, 1826 .
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