NGC 2242 explained

NGC 2242
Type:	Planetary
Dist Ly:	6,500
Names:	PK 170+15 1, ZWG 204.5, IRAS 06304+4448, IRAS F06304+4448

NGC 2242 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Auriga. It was discovered by Lewis A. Swift on November 24, 1886,^[1] and was thought to be a galaxy until a study published in 1987 showed it to be a planetary nebula.^[2] The nebula is located about 6,500 light-years away, and about 1,600 light-years above the galactic plane.^[3]

The central star of the planetary nebula is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H).^[4]

External links

• • NGC 2242.
• NED – NGC 2242
• SEDS – NGC 2242
• VizieR – NGC 2242

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celestial Atlas . Courtney Seligman . 2015-06-02 .
2. Shaw. Richard A. Bidelman. William P. NGC 2242 - A newly-discovered planetary nebula. Astronomy and Astrophysics. Jan 1987. 99. 27–30. 10.1086/131951. 1987PASP...99...27S. free.
3. Book: Torres-Peimbert. Silvia. Planetary Nebulae: Proceedings of the 131st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Mexico City, Mexico, October 5–9, 1987. 1989. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 978-0-7923-0003-8. 62. 9 February 2018.
4. 10.1051/0004-6361/202141916. Planetary nebulae in Gaia EDR3: Central star identification, properties, and binarity. 2021. González-Santamaría. I.. Manteiga. M.. Manchado. A.. Ulla. A.. Dafonte. C.. López Varela. P.. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 656. A51. 2109.12114. 2021A&A...656A..51G. 237940344.