NGC 246 20 September 2004
12" LX200 GPS 35 mins with SXV-H9 at f6.3 Binned 2x2
Acquired and processed with MaximDL/CCD
( I think this should be called the 'Smiling Skull Nebula')
| OBJECT NAME(s): |
NGC 246 / PK
188-74.1 |
| OBJECT TYPE: |
Planetary Nebula |
| CONSTELLATION: |
Cetus |
| MAGNITUDE: |
8 |
| SIZE: |
4.6' x 4.1' |
| DISTANCE: |
1800 Light
Years |
| NOTES: |
Central star Mag 12 (HIP 3678) New photos and data have recently (2004) been obtained from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. For more information, click here |