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[[File:NGC-3242-Ghost-of-Jupiter.png|300px|thumb|NGC 3242, Ghost of Jupiter]]

'''NGC 3242''', aka Ghost of Jupiter, is a planetary [[nebula]] in the constellation Hydra, 1400 ly from [[Sol]]. The stellar remnant of a white dwarf is visible at the center of the nebula. When a star completes fusion in its core, it throws off its outer layers which creates a planetary nebula.<ref>https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970331.html</ref> It's also called Ghost of Jupiter for having a striking resemblance to [[Sol/Jupiter|Jupiter]]. William Herschel discovered the nebula on February 7, 1785.

== Gallery ==
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NGC-3242-Ghost-of-Jupiter.png|NGC 3242, Ghost of Jupiter
Inside-NGC_3242.png|Inside NGC 3242
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[[Category:Nebulae]]