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Deep sky · Planetary nebula in Hydra · NGC 3242

Planetary nebula

Ghost of Jupiter Nebula

The Ghost of Jupiter: a planetary nebula the same size and colour as the planet in a small telescope.

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Designations
NGC 3242
Constellation
Hydra
Apparent magnitude
8.6
Apparent size
0′ × 1′
Position (J2000)
RA 10h 25m · Dec −18° 39′

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It is bright, blue-green and very round. William Herschel found it in 1785 — when “planetary nebula” was still a literal description.

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