NGC 2818A
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2818A, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2818A
PK 261+08.1, ESO 372-PN13, IRAS 09140-3625
| Type | Planetary Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 11.9 |
| Size | 1.3' x 1.3' |
| Right Ascension | 9h 16' 1.4" (2000) |
| Declination | 36° 37' 37" S |
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Description | !pB, pL, R, vglbM, in L Cl |
| Classification | 3b |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Feb 9, 2013 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, about 1' diameter, no central star visible, embedded in the western margin of the open cluster NGC2818
Andrew Cooper
Apr 17, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 262x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 14%
A planetary nebulae seen against the background of NGC2818, a poor and coarse cluster, the nebula is good sized and bright, quite obvious in the cluster, clearly bipolar, brighter on the north and south sides, dimmer and fading slowly to the east and west
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NGC 2818A