IC2501 (Planetary nebula)

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

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From Fairfield , IC2501 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name IC2501
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
IC 2501[1]
PK 281-05.1[2]
PN-G 281.0-05.6
Position
Right ascension:09h38m [1]
Declination:−60°05' [1]
Constellation:Carina
Magnitude:10.40 (V) [1]
11.30 (B) [1]
10.39 (J) [1]
10.24 (H) [1]
9.24 (K) [1]
Distance:1.7 kpc
5.5 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.90
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.75

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