Deep Sky Object in Winter
IC2120 (Planetary Nebula in Auriga)


Date & Time: Mar 9 2024, from 19:27 to 20:21 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS LPS-P1 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(2040×2040)
Device Size...10×10mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


IC2120 / Planetary Nebula
R.A.05h 18m 10.4s (2000.0)
Dec.+37°33' 28" (2000.0)
Apparent Size60.0"
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
Other IDsMinkowski 2-3, PK 169-0.1
Within the pentagon of Auriga, located 7.5 degrees south of Capella, lies a small Hα emission nebula positioned 1.3 degrees southeast of μAur. With an apparent diameter of approximately 1 arc minute, it assumes a circular shape, earning it a catalog number typically associated with planetary nebulae.

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