NGC 3242
Jupiter's Ghost
NGC 3242 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Hydra. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 3242:
| NGC: | NGC 3242 |
| Common name: | Jupiter's Ghost |
| Type: | planetary nebula |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| V-mag (visual): | 7.7 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.6 |
| J-mag (IR): | 12.1 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 12.4 |
| Right Ascension: | 10:24:46.08 |
| Declination: | -18:38:32.00 |
| Major axis: | 0.42 ' |
| Radial velocity: | 5 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.000016 |
| PN central star ID: | HD 90255 |
| PN star V-mag: | 12.3 |
| PN star B-mag: | 12.3 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS