NGC 3242

Summary

NGC 3242 is a planetary nebula^[1]. It draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (planetary_nebula category, ranking #7 of 61).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 3242 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 3242's image is recorded as NGC 3242 "Ghost of Jupiter".png^[4].
• NGC 3242's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula^[5].
• NGC 3242's instance of is recorded as centimetric radio source^[6].
• NGC 3242's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source^[7].
• NGC 3242's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[8].
• NGC 3242's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[9].
• NGC 3242's constellation is recorded as Hydra^[10].
• NGC 3242's Commons category is recorded as NGC 3242^[11].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as NGC 3242^[12].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as SAO 155965^[13].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as ESO 568-5^[14].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J10244612-1838321^[15].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as HD 90255^[16].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 10223-1823^[17].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F10223-1823^[18].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 1020-18^[19].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as BD-17 3140^[20].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as GC 14298^[21].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 6542^[22].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 S123031352^[23].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as NSV 4848^[24].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J102446-183832^[25].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as PK 261+32 1^[26].
• NGC 3242's catalog code is recorded as PLX 2442^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 3242 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 3242 draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (planetary_nebula category, ranking #7 of 61).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]