Galactic Nebula NGC 2467

NGC 2467
NGC 2467: Image taken with MPG/ESO 2.2 telescope on La Silla. © ESO [591]

History

On 9th December 1784 William Herschel found an object using his 18.7 inch reflecting telescope that he put as 22nd entry (IV 22) into his fourth class which included planetary nebulae, stars with burs, with milky chevelure, with short ray, remarkable shapes and others. He described the object as follows: «Large, pretty bright, round, easily resolvable, 6 or 7' diameter, a faint red colour visible. A star of 8th magnitude not far from the center, but not connected. Second observation 9 or 10' diameter.» [463] John Herschel described the object h 472 in 1833 as: «A star 9th magnitude with a W of stars and nebulosity, or ? if not a very faint nebula about the stars - (no red colour seen).» [466] Dreyer listed this object as NGC 2467 in his «New General Catalogue». [313]

Physical Properties

NGC 2467 is a is a very active starforming region, involved in an nebula of dust and ionized gas. It contains the open clusters Haffner 18 and 19. The age is estimated to a few million years at most. The bright star in the center of the brightest region is HD 64315, a massive young star, which is helping to shape the whole nebula structure. [591]

Revised+Historic NGC/IC, Version 22/9, © Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
DesignationNGC 2467
TypeEN+OCL
Right Ascension (J2000.0)07h 52m 26.0s
Declination (J2000.0)-26° 26' 12"
Visual magnitude7.1 mag
Metric Distance1.355 kpc
Dreyer DescriptionpB, vL, R, er, * 8 M
Identification, RemarksLBN 1065, OCL 668, ESO 493-SC25

Finder Chart

NGC 2440 is located in the constellation Puppis. Due to its southern location, the best observation time is between November and February.

Finder Chart Galactic Nebula NGC 2467
Galactic Nebula NGC 2467 in constellation Puppis. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Visual Observation

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