Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  61 Ori  ·  The star μ Ori
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Abell 12, Mark Sansom
Abell 12
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Abell 12

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Abell 12, Mark Sansom
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Abell 12

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Small planetary nebula Abell 12 at magnitude 12 at a distance of 7000 light years in the constellation Orion. It just happens to be in the same line of sight as the much brighter magnitude 4 star Mu Orionis at a much closer distance of 150 light years.

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