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Names NGC 2438, PN G231.8+04.1
Right Ascension (2000.0) 07:41:50.4
Declination -14:44:09
Constellation Puppis
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 2,900 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 18/12/2009
Exposure time 5,700 seconds (19 x 300 exposures) with binning mode 2 x 2
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 1.044 arcsecond / pixel

Comments
This planetary nebula appears superimposed to the cluster M46 but it's much nearer. This was very low in the sky.
Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS I/O DSS2 Blue
SERC ER DSS2 Red
SERC J DSS1 Blue
SERC II Color
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