Deep Sky Object in Winter
IC2162 (Diffused Nebula in Orion)

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Date & Time: Nov 10 2018, from 25:01 to 25:46 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 5 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 & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


IC2162 / Diffused Nebula, type 2 E
R.A.06h 12m 54.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+17° 59' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size15.0'
Real Size5 light yrs.
Magnitude-
Distance6500 light yrs.
Other IDsSh2-255, LBN859
IC2162 is a compact diffused nebula lying around the tip of Orion's cudgel. The nebula is positioned at only 2.5 degrees south of "Monkey nebula" belongs to same Orion. Though IC2162 has a smaller size of 15 arc minutes than that of Monkey nebula, fairly photogenic object. But the nebula has fewer characteristics in its shape and has no familiar nicknames like "Monkey nebula", not well known in amateur observers.
Strictly the IC2162 has been registered for only a eastern (left) round nebula, and a center one has a number of Sh2-257, and the largest one in right hand side is Sh2-254.



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