NGC 2438 · planetary nebula
NGC 2438
NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the southern constellation of Puppis.
RA07h 41m 50sDec−14° 44' 07"
Image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 2438
- All designations
- NGC 2438
- Object type
- Planetary Nebula
- Constellation
- Puppis
- Best viewing
- Winter · Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 07h 41m 50s
- Declination (J2000)
- −14° 44' 07"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the southern constellation of Puppis. Parallax measurements by Gaia put the central star at a distance of roughly 1,370 light years. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 19, 1786. NGC 2438 appears to lie within the cluster M46, but it is most likely unrelated since it does not share the cluster's radial velocity.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used