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NGC 2867 (also Caldwell 90, HD 81119 and ESO 126-PN8) is a magnitude +9.7 planetary nebula located 6200 light years away in the constellation Carina. 

The nebula was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at the Cape of Good Hope on the 1st April 1834.

Right Ascension 09h 21m 25.3s, Declination -58° 18' 40.7"

This was April Fools' Day, and ironically Herschel initially thought he might have found a new planet.
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