NGC 2022
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| NGC 2022 | |
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 A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 2022. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA. |
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| Observation data (Epoch J2000) |
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| Right ascension | 5h 42m 6.2s[1] |
| Declination | +9° 5′ 10.8″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 28″ |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Notable features | -with circle shape |
| Other designations | PK 196-10 1[1] |
| See also: Planetary nebula, Lists of nebulae | |
NGC 2022 is an planetary nebula in the constellation Orion. In medium sized amateur telescopes it looks like small grayish patch of light. It is not very bright but it is still easy to spot it in the eyepiece.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 2022. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
| Astronomical catalogs | ||
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| NGC: | NGC 2020 - NGC 2021 - NGC 2022 - NGC 2023 - NGC 2024 | |
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