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Old 27-04-2008, 03:15 AM
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PN Hf 39

Has anyone seen the planetary nebula Hoffleit 39 = Hf 39 = PK 288-00.1 = PNG 288.9-00.8 in Car?
It is near eta Car. I looked for it last night without success.
The PN is at RA 10h 54m, dec –60d 26.7m and has diam 72” and mag 10.4 (?).
The central star is mag 10.9, the image below is from the red DSS.
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