Nebula 050 / 100
Eskimo Nebula
NGC2392
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At a glance
- Type
- Planetary nebula
- Constellation
- Gem
- Right ascension
- 7h 29m 10.8s
- Declination
- +20° 55′
- Apparent magnitude
- 9.6
- Angular size
- 0.9x0.5′
- Catalogue
- NGC2392
Located in Gemini.
The outline on your card
A bright inner disc wrapped in a fibrous outer shell resembles a hooded face.
- Outline class
- Bipolar
- Axis ratio
- 0.55 : 1
- Central source
- Multiple central stars
- Surface brightness
- High
- Recorded structure
- Shell · Filaments · Ansae · Polar caps
The card front carries no text by design: the glyph is drawn from this object's own silhouette, so the outline is the only clue you get until you scan it.
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