NGC 3195 [SEP] constellation
NGC 3195
NGC 3195 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Chamaeleon. It is the most southern of all the bright sizable planetary nebula in the sky, and remains invisible to all northern observers. Discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1835, this 11.6 apparent magnitude planetary nebula is slightly oval in shape, with dimensions of 40×35 arc seconds, and can be seen visually in telescopic apertures of at low magnifications.
Spectroscopy reveals that NGC 3195 is approaching Earth at , while the nebulosity is expanding at around . The central
star is listed as 15.3V or 16.1B magnitude. Distance is estimated at about 1.7 kpc.
External links.
- The Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre: pictures and information on NGC 3195