NGC 3132

NGC 3132 is the name of a planetary nebula in the constellation Antlia. NGC 3132 has a surface area of 1.4 '× 0.9 ' and an apparent brightness of 9.2 mag. In some publications it is called because of its similarity to M57 as Southern Ring Nebula.

Discovery

The planetary nebula NGC 3132 was discovered on March 2, 1835 by the British astronomer John Herschel.

Declination Radial velocity Light-year New General Catalogue List of NGC objects NGC 3109 NGC 3114 NGC 3115
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