Doesn't look normal - possibly an uncatalogued PN (Update:artifact anomaly)

Interesting things Beautiful or unusual objects
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https://www.legacysurvey.org//viewer/?ra=50.7776&dec=-8.0578&layer=ls-dr9&zoom=13

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I checked the HASH database, and got no results. Unfortunately the object doesn’t appear in other surveys or exposures, so possibly an internal reflection artifact, or commonly called a ‘ghost.’

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Cheers!

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Yep, can be seen in one r-band exposure
https://www.legacysurvey.org/viewer/ccd/ls-dr9/decam-763422-N10.xhtml?rect=522,3470,400,400
but not the other
https://www.legacysurvey.org/viewer/ccd/ls-dr9/decam-783627-N9.xhtml?rect=895,3795,400,400

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Thanks for that fellas :+1:

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