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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
Abell24, PK 217+14.1 |
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Position | 07 51 42, 03 00 00 |
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | This is a HaOIIILRGB image with Luminance = 150 minutes, Hydrogen Alpha = 240 minutes, OIII = 300 minutes and Red = Green = Blue = 20 minutes. Luminance unbinned, colours binned 2x2 with Astrodon filters. |
| Description | Abell 24 is a large faint planetary nebula in Canis Minor. It is approximately 6.0 x 5.5' across. The integrated magnitude is 13.6 and the central star is magnitude 17.1. The prominent galaxy to the lower left is PGC 22023 |