NGC 2242
Appearance
Emission nebula | |
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Planetary nebula | |
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Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
Right ascension | 6h 34m 7.4s |
Declination | 44° 46′ 40″ |
Distance | 6,500 ly |
Constellation | Auriga constellation |
Designations | PK 170 15 1, ZWG 204.5, IRAS 06304 4448, IRAS F06304 4448 |
NGC 2242 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on November 24, 1886,[1] and was thought to be a galaxy until a study published in 1987 showed it to be a planetary nebula.[2] The nebula is located about 6,500 light-years away, and about 1,600 light-years above the galactic plane.[3]
The central star of the planetary nebula is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Celestial Atlas". Courtney Seligman. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ Shaw, Richard A; Bidelman, William P (Jan 1987). "NGC 2242 - A newly-discovered planetary nebula". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 99: 27–30. Bibcode:1987PASP...99...27S. doi:10.1086/131951.
- ^ Torres-Peimbert, Silvia, ed. (1989). Planetary Nebulae: Proceedings of the 131st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Mexico City, Mexico, October 5–9, 1987. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7923-0003-8. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ González-Santamaría, I.; Manteiga, M.; Manchado, A.; Ulla, A.; Dafonte, C.; López Varela, P. (2021). "Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656: A51. arXiv:2109.12114. Bibcode:2021A&A...656A..51G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. S2CID 237940344.
External links
[edit]Media related to NGC 2242 at Wikimedia Commons
- "NGC 2242". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- NED – NGC 2242
- SEDS – NGC 2242
- VizieR – NGC 2242