{"id":296,"date":"2006-10-27T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-27T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2006\/10\/27\/ngc_2440\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T00:04:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T00:04:17","slug":"ngc_2440","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2006\/10\/27\/ngc_2440\/","title":{"rendered":"NGC 2440"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

Observation Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n

This planetary nebula had a faint outer shell that appeared slightly elongated north-south. There was a brighter inner shill with what seemed to be a two-lobed structure that was aligned southeast to northwest. I didn’t notice any color.<\/p>\n

Object Information<\/b><\/p>\n

NGC 654 was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1790. According to Distances of Planetary Nebula (Phillips+, 2004)<\/i>, this planetary nebula is 1,400 parsecs distant (4,560 light years). The cluster is also catalogued as ESO 560-PN009, PK234+2.1, H IV-64, h 3095, GC 1567, PN G234.8+02.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject<\/b><\/td>\nNGC 2440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classification<\/b><\/td>\nPlanetary Nebula [5(3)]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Position*<\/b><\/td>\nPuppis [RA: 07:41:55.3 \/ Dec: -18:12:32]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size*<\/b><\/td>\n74″ x 42″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brightness*<\/b><\/td>\n9.4 vMag. \/ 10.8 bMag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date\/Time<\/b><\/td>\nOctober 22, 2006 – 03:00 AM
\n(October 22, 2006 – 10:00 UT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Observing Loc.<\/b><\/td>\nCinder Hills Overlook, Sunset Crater National Monument, AZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instrument<\/b><\/td>\nOrion SVP 6LT Reflector (150 mm dia.\/1200 mm F\/L)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eyepieces\/Mag.<\/b><\/td>\n10 mm + 2X Barlow (240X)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conditions<\/b><\/td>\nClear, Calm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seeing<\/b><\/td>\n6\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transparency<\/b><\/td>\nMag 6.8+ NELM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*Sources<\/b><\/td>\nNGC\/IC Project<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Based on published data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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