IC2165 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC2165 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:17, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:59, 41° above your southern horizon.

Name IC2165
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
IC 2165[1]
PK 221-12.1[2]
PN-G 221.3-12.3
Position
Right ascension:06h21m [1]
Declination:−12°59' [1]
Constellation:Canis Major
Magnitude:10.50 (V) [1]
12.90 (B) [1]
Distance:2.0 kpc
6.5 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):2.40
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.01

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