NGC2022 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2022 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:19, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:30, 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2022
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h42m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°05' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 11.60 (V) [1] 12.40 (B) [1] 15.42 (J) [1] 11.79 (H) [1] 11.03 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.8 kpc 5.9 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.32 |
Sources