NGC 3211
Planetary Nebula NGC 3211 |
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Image taken with the New Technology Telescope | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Keel of the ship |
Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 10h 17m 50.5s |
declination | -62 ° 40 ′ 12 ″ |
Appearance | |
Apparent brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
Apparent brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.32 ′ × 0.32 ′ |
Central star | |
designation | HD 89516 |
Apparent brightness | 20.0 mag |
Spectral class | Pd |
Physical data | |
Redshift | −0.000074 |
Radial velocity | −22.3 km / s |
distance | 9200 ly |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Date of discovery | March 7, 1837 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 3211 • PK 286-4.1 • ESO 127-PN15 • GC 2076 • h 3242 • AM 1016-622 |
NGC 3211 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Kiel des Schiff and has an angular dimension of 0.40 '× 0.28' and an apparent magnitude of 10.7 mag.
The object was discovered on March 7, 1837 by John Herschel .