Eskimo Nebula

The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula, or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula with a diameter of roughly * light years. NGC 2392 lies about 6500 light-years away, and is visible with a small telescope in the constellation of Gemini. At the center of NGC 2392, there is an O-type star with a spectral type of O(H)6f.
Category:Nebulae
Category:Gemini constellation
Category:NGC objects