Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pyxis (Pyx)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2818  ·  PK261+08.1
NGC 2818, Steve de Lisle
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NGC 2818

NGC 2818, Steve de Lisle
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NGC 2818

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NGC2818 is a planetary nebula in Pyxis. While it appears to be part of the surrounding open star cluster (NGC2818a), this is just the product of a chance alignment. Looking closely ,  I would assume that the cluster is closer to us than the nebula itself, which is approximately 10,400 light years from us and with a radius of about 3.25 light years. The progenitor star is obscured by the outer shells of gas that the star ejected.

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NGC 2818, Steve de Lisle

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