Eskimo Nebula
Also known as NGC 2392
Eskimo Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, about 6,520 light-years from Earth.
Planetary nebula in Gemini
Facts
| Type | Planetary nebula (spectral type O6f) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Position (J2000) | 7h 29m 10s, +20° 54′ |
| Distance | 6,520 light-years (its light set off about 6,520 years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 9.68 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 0.3′ × 0.3′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | OIII filter (Planetary nebulae and supernova remnants shine mostly in the green light of doubly ionised oxygen: an OIII filter passes it and darkens the sky around it.) |
| Studied in | 746 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Eskimo Nebula is highest in the sky at midnight in January. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 89° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 61°. To see it you need a small telescope.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits