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  THE SEASONAL BEST PLANETARY NEBULAE

I. THE WINTER PLANETARY NEBULAE 
Click Here For Thumbnail Page Object Designation Con R.A.
hrs min sec
Declination 
deg min sec
Size 
(Arcsec)
Mag (Pg) 
Planetary
Mag.
Star
PN Surface
Brightness
Planetary Type

IC289

Cas 03 10 19 +61 19 01 45 x 30 12.3p 15.5b 12.31 4 + 2
NGC1360 For 03 33 15 -25 52 19 460 x 320 9.6p 11.4 13.65 3

IC351

Per 03 47 33 +35 02 48 8 x 6 12.4p 15.0p   7.27 2a
IC2003 Per 03 56 22 +33 52 30 7 12.6p 15.4   7.35 2
NGC1501 Cam 04 06 59 +60 55 14 56 x 48 13.3p 14.2 11.58 3
                 
NGC1514 Tau 04 09 17 +30 46 33 120 x 90 10.0p   9.4 12.61 3 + 2
M2_2 (Minkowski2-2) Cam 04 13 18 +56 57 00 12 x 11 14.0p ?   9.04 3
NGC1535 Eri 04 14 16 -12 44 22 20 x 17   9.6p 11.6   7.15 4 +2c
J320 Ori 05 05 34 +10 42 23 11 X 8 12.9p 14.4   6.94 2 + 4
IC418 Lep 05 27 28 -12 41 50 14 x 11 10.7p 10.1   5.76 4
                 
NGC2022 Ori 05 42 06  +09 05 10 28 12.3p 15.8   9.15 4 + 2
IC2149 Aur 05 56 24 +46 06 17 12 x 6 11.2p 10.5p   6.95 3b + 1
IC2165 CMa 06 21 43 -12 59 14 9 x 7 12.5p 15.1   6.49 3b
J900 Gem 06 25 57 +17 47 27 12 x 10 12.4p 15.3   7.66 3b + 2
NGC2346 Mon 07 09 23 - 00 48 24 60 x 50 11.8p 11.16v 11.53 3b + 6
                 
M1_13 CMa 07 21 15 -18 08 38 42 x 30 12.9p ?   9.01 ?
NGC2371/ 2372 Gem 07 25 35 +29 29 26 54 x 35 13.0p 14.8 10.52 3a + 2
M4_2 Pup 07 28 55 -35 45 15 6 12.9p 15.1    8.0 2
NGC2392 Gem 07 29 11 +20 54 43 47 x  43   9.9p 10.4    6.8 3b +3b
NGC2438 Pup 07 41 51 -14 44 07 68 10.1p 17.7 11.64 4 + 2
                 
NGC2440 Pup 07 41 56 -18 12 31  54 x 20 10.8p 14.0 6.38 5 + 3
NGC2452 Pup 07 47 26 -27 20 08 22 x 16 12.6p 17.7 9.36 4 + 3
M3_4 Pup 07 55 11 -23 37 46 14 11.8p 15.7 8.68 4
NGC2610 Hya 08 33 23 -16 08 57 38 x 31 13.6p 15.5p 12.05 4 + 2
M3_6 Pyx 08 40 39 -32 22 09 8 10.7p 13.9 6.46 2a

 For the Winter list, the span of Right Ascension is from 03 hours to 08 hours, 59 minutes and objects are listed in ascending R.A. (J2000.0).  In this list, there are twelve NGC objects, six IC objects, and seven from other catalogs. All objects are north of -40 degrees of declination. The range of photographic magnitude is from 9.6 to 14, and surface brightness varies from 5.76 to 13.65 magnitudes per square arcminute.


In Addition to the 25 objects on the list, there are several very challenging ones that now and then surface in the amateur astronomy community for those very keen eyed observers or owners of big "light buckets" - two of these objects are (1) Baade 1 (PK171-25 1) in Taurus at 03 53 35.9, +19 29 40, a type 4 PN, and (2) the Medusa Nebula, also known as Abell 21 and PK205+14 1; it is located at 07 28 59.2, +13 15 16 in Gemini.  For further information on these, and others, check out Data Page 01.

Further information on items in the  winter list:

‘Mink’ objects are from the Minkowski survey’s.
‘J’ objects are from the Jonckheere survey’s.

Planetarie's with discernable central stars:
NGC 1360
NGC 1514
NGC 1535
IC 418
IC 2149
NGC 2346
NGC 2392

PN’s visible from cities or moderate light polluted areas:
IC 351:  to best view, alternate between filter & no filter (flicker method)
IC 2003:  filter generally not required.
NGC 1501:  use nebula filter.
Mink 2-2:  use nebula filter.
NGC 1535:  filter generallly not required.
J320:  use flicker method.
IC 418: filter generally not required.
NGC 2022:  filter generally not required.
IC 2149:  filter generally not required.
J900:  filter generally not required.
NGC 2371/2372:  use nebula filter.
NGC 2392:  filter generally not required.
NGC 2438: use nebula filter.
NGC 2440:  filter generally not required.
NGC 2610:  use nebula filter.


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