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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
Hen 2-72, PLN 294-0.1, ESO 129-29 |
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Position | 11 41 37.40 -62 28 54.4 |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL16200 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | This is a HaOIIIOIIIRGB image with Hydrogen Alpha = 350 minutes, OIII = 380 minutes and Red = Green = Blue =30 minutes. All binned 2x2 with Astrodon filters. |
| Description | Hen 2-72 is a seldom imaged planetary nebula in Centaurus. It is 1.1 arcminutes in size and the visual magnitude is 14.5. There is much background nebulosity surrounding it and it is quite near to the well known Running chicken nebula (IC 2948). |