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NGC 2392 planetary nebula (Clown) in Gemini

by

A.Block/S.Kempton/Novapix

Reference

a-nep23-92003

Date

2007-01-16

Designated NGC 2392, the "Eskimo Nebula" or the Clown or Clown Face Nebula has a visual brightness of 9.1 magnitude. The central star, is cataloged as HD 59088, seen quite easily by visual observers. Its distance is not very well known, and estimated sometimes at some 3,000 light years. Image obtained with a 0.5m RCOS telescope.