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| Catalogue and alternative designations | Kohoutek
1-2, ESO 432-14
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| Type | Planetary Nebula |
| Position | 08 57 46, -38 57 36 |
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cmRitchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LHaOIIIRGB image. Luminance =35m, Red = Green = Blue =30m. Hydrogen alpha = 140m, Oxygen III = 200m |
| Description | This faint and small (magnitude 15.3, 2x1 arcminutes) planetary nebula was discovered in 1961 and has been much studied since. One unusual feature is that it has a binary central star. As far as I am aware it hasn't been photographed in colour before. |