NGC2242 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2242 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:24, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 55° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2242
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h34m [1] |
| Declination: | +44°46' [1] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (V) [1] 15.10 (B) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.10 |
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