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NGC 3242
Exposure Data
- Image Field of View: 23.63' x 15.78'
- Camera Field of View: 26.45' x 17.64'
- Scope: 11-inch Aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain
- Focal Length: 2,896 mm
- Focal Ratio: f/10
- Camera: Modified Canon T2i (550D)
- ISO: 1600
- Exposure: 10 x 30 seconds ( 5 minutes total)
- Filter: None
- SQM: 20.81
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NGC 3242, the Ghost of Jupiter, is a planetary nebula located in Hydra.
Located approximately 1,400 to 2,500 light-years away, NGC 3242 subtends an apparent angle of 64 arcseconds, shining at magnitude 7.7.
The white dwarf central star (HD 90255) that illuminates NGC 3242 shines at magnitude 12.1.
NGC 3242 was discovered by William Herschel in 1785.
North is to the lower left in the above image.
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NGC 3242
- Catalogs: NGC 3242, PK 262+32.1
- Common Name: Ghost of Jupiter
- Object Type: Planetary Nebula
- Magnitude: 7.7v
- Size: 64"
- Constellation: Hydra
- Image Field Centered At:
- RA: 10h 24m 46s
- Dec: -18° 38' 41"
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