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NGC 246

PlanetaryNeb SIMBAD PN PG1159 492 papers

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Right ascension: 00h 47m 03.34s
Declination: −11° 52′ 19.0″
Galactic l, b: 118.86, -74.71
Magnitude V: 11.76
Parallax: 1.7993 mas
Redshift z: -5.237e-05
Radial velocity: -15.7 km/s
Proper motion: -16.91, -9.24 mas/yr
Angular size: 3.733′ × 3.733′

Also known as

54 identifiers

1RXS J004703.1-1152172E 0044.5-12082E 1782EUVE J0047-11.82MASS J00470333-11521892RE J004704-1152152RE J0047-1152RXF J004703.4-115214** ADA 1AALS 17217BD-12 134BD-12 134ABPS CS 31062-0003CCDM J00471-1152A** CUD 1AEUVE J0047-11.8Gaia DR2 2376592910265354368Gaia DR3 2376592910265354368GEN# -0.01200134GPM 11.763966-11.871916GSC 05272-01890GSC2 S0033000111HIC 3678HIP 3678IDS 00420-1225 AIRAS 00445-1207MCT 0044-1208NGC 246PHL 829PK 118-74 1PLX 152PLX 152.00PMN J0047-1152PN ARO 43PN G118.8-74.7PN VV 4PN VV' 7RBS 109RE J004702-115145RE J004703-115211RE J0047-115TD1 31081TIC 3905338TYC 5272-1890-1UBV 644UBV M 5351UCAC2 27592055UCAC3 157-1951UCAC4 391-000856uvby98 610160829WD 0044-121WDS J00470-1152ACSI-12-00445[TSA98] J004704.50-115201.70

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
TYC 5272-1854-1	Star	56.7″	11.63
GSC 05272-00866	HighPM*	92.96″	13.6
BD-12 133	HorBranch*	128″	11.44
UCAC4 391-000850	Star	170.7″	12.35
UCAC2 27592058	RGB*	243.9″	11.96
2MASS J00463449-1150002	Star	445.5″	13.4
Gaia DR3 2376578921555668096	WhiteDwarf	471.2″	—

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/ngc-246 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.