NGC2440 (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 , NGC2440 is visible between 23:25 and 05:31. It will become accessible at around 23:25, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:28, 37° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:31 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC2440
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 2440[1]
PK 234+02.1[2]
PN-G 234.8+02.4
Position
Right ascension:07h41m [1]
Declination:−18°12' [1]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:9.40 (V) [1]
10.80 (B) [1]
Distance:700.0 parsec
2282.0 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):1.40
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.17

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