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| Catalogue and alternative designations | Longmore
11, ESO 389-9, Kohoutek 1-32, PK
340+12.1, PNG 340.8+12.3
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| Type | Planetary Nebula |
| Position | 16 03 22, -36 00 54 |
| Constellation | Lupus |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | This is a bi-colour image (Ha:OIII:OIII) with RGB stars using Astrodon series 2 filters. All exposures binned 2x2. Hydrogen Alpha = Oxygen III= 330 minutes. Red = Green = Blue = 40 minutes. |
| Description |
A fairly obscure
planetary nebula discovered in
1977. It's 59" in diameter
and the central star is
magnitude 19.
The outer structure around this planetary nebula was discovered by the Galactic Planetary Nebula Halo Survey (GPNHS) team in January 2015. |