NGC 2867

NGC 2867
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 2867. Credit: HST/NASA/ESA.
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Right ascension	9h 21m 25.3s[1]
Declination	-58° 18′ 40.7″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	12″[2]
Constellation	Carina
Physical characteristics
Other designations	ESO 126-8,[1] Caldwell 90
See also: Planetary nebula, Lists of nebulae

NGC 2867 (also known as Caldwell 90) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Carina. It was discovered by John Herschel on April 1, 1834.^[3] (This was April Fools' Day, and ironically Herschel initially thought he might have found a new planet.)^[3]

See also

• List of NGC objects

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for NGC 2867. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad. Retrieved 2007-04-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "SEDS Online NGC Catalogue". Results for NGC 2867. http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngc.cgi?2867. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "NCG/IC Project". Results for NGC 2867. http://www.ngcicproject.org/ngcicdb.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 

External links

• The Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre – Hubble picture and information on NGC 2867
• NGC 2867 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images