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Catalogue and alternative designations

NGC 3195

Type Planetary Nebula
Position 10 09.5, -80 52
Constellation Chamaeleon
Camera and Telescope STXL6303E and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien
Focal Ratio F9
Exposure Details Ha:OIII:RGB.  All unbinned Ha=240m, OIII=400m, R=G=B=50m
Description A fairly bright far southern planetary about 40" x 30" across.  The magnitude is 11.6 and the distance is estimated to be 5,500 light years. The possible outer structures around NGC 3195 in this image were discovered by the Galactic Planetary Nebula Halo Survey (GPNHS) team in August 2014.