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Proper Names	Ghost of Jupiter, Eye Nebula, CBS Eye
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 3242
Other Designations	PK 261+32.1
Constellation	Hydra
Right Ascension	10h 24m 48s
Declination	-18° 38' 00"
Distance	2,600 light years 800 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.6 Absolute: -0.9
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 20' 48" Actual: 16 light years
Associated Star(s)	HD 90255
Optimum Visibility	February

A ghostly and faint planetary nebula, the remnant of an ancient supernova, lying in the central regions of the constellation Hydra.

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