| Emission nebula | |
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| Planetary nebula | |
 legacy surveys image | |
| Observation data:J2000epoch | |
| Right ascension | 6h 34m 7.4s |
| Declination | +44° 46′ 40″ |
| Distance | 6,500 ly |
| Constellation | Auriga constellation |
| Designations | PK 170+15 1, ZWG 204.5, IRAS 06304+4448, IRAS F06304+4448 |
| See also:Lists of nebulae | |
NGC 2242 is aplanetary nebula in theconstellationAuriga. It was discovered byLewis A. Swift on November 24, 1886,[1] and was thought to be agalaxy until a study published in 1987 showed it to be a planetary nebula.[2] The nebula is located about 6,500light-years away, and about 1,600 light-years above thegalactic plane.[3]
The central star of the planetary nebula is anO-type star with aspectral type of O(H).[4]
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