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NGC 2372 — Planetary Nebula in Gemini

Planetary Nebula Fair (22/100)
PlanetaryNebula Gemini (Gem) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude —
pB, S, R, bMN, f of Dneb

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 25m 34.7s
Dec +29° 29' 26.2"
Constellation Gemini (Gem)
Catalog NGC 2372

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Imp. Imp. Imp.
150mm Newt. Imp. Imp. Imp.
C8 203mm Imp. Imp. Imp.
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Out of reach for typical amateur telescopes, even at Bortle 3.

3Visibility

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Best season Dec – Feb (peak: Jan)

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2331
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 9.0 4.7° Gemini
Eskimo Nebula
NGC 2392
Medium+
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 9.2 8.6° Gemini
NGC 2274
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 9.1° Gemini
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