Type | Planetary Nebula |
---|---|
Magnitude | 11.6 |
Size | 0.33' x 0.17' |
Right Ascension | 17h 14' 4.3" (2000) |
Declination | 12° 54' 38" S |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Description | B, S, bet 2*v nr |
Classification | 3b(6) |
Andrew Cooper
Jun 10, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
Deep Violet @ 524x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
Small bright planetary, quite long, bipolar? stands magnification well, no color, a bright 12mag star at the north end
Andrew Cooper
Apr 18, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 262x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Very small, reasonably bright, elongated with a bipolar structure 2:1 north-south, a 12mag star directly on the northwest margin, no central star noted, no color noted
IC 1247 | Nu Serpentis |
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