NGC 2022
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Planetary nebula | Lists of nebulae |
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A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 2022. |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000) |
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Right ascension | 5h 42m 06.77s |
Declination | +09° 06′ 00.0″ |
Distance | |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.80 |
Apparent dimensions (V) | 28″ |
Constellation | Orion |
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Radius | |
Absolute magnitude (V) | |
Notable features | -with circle shape |
Other designations | PK196-10.1,VV 23 |
NGC 2022 is an planetary nebula in the constellation Orion. In medium sized amateur telescope with 8" objective it looks like small patch of light. It is not very bright but it is still easy to spot it in the eyepiece.