NGC 40
DSS image of NGC 40
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 40, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 40
PK 120+09 1

Type  Planetary Nebula
Magnitude  11.46
Size  0.607' x 0.607' @ 90°
Right Ascension  0h 13' 1.0"  (2000)
Declination  72° 31' 19" N
Constellation  Cepheus
Description  F, vS, R, vsmbM, L*cont f
Classification  3b(3)
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Dec 1, 2021    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 5 Moon: 0%

Small, 30" diameter, bright, round, central star quite bright at about 10th magnitude and easily visible (V400 Cep), no color noted, no other structure noted, simply a star with a round halo

Andrew Cooper
Jul 6, 2002    Avra Valley, AZ (map)
25cm f/10 SCT

A star with a halo, no color noted, almost perfectly circular around the central star
Other Data Sources for NGC 40
Associated objects for NGC 40
Nearby objects for NGC 40
1 object found within 120'
V400 Cep
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NGC 40