NGC 5882 is a small[4] planetary nebula[3] in the southern constellation of Lupus, positioned about 1.5° to the southwest of the star Epsilon Lupi.

[6] It was discovered by English astronomer John Herschel on July 2, 1834 from the Cape of Good Hope observatory.

[2] This nebular region consists of the cast-off outer atmosphere of an aging star.

It is roughly elliptical in shape with several clumps of ionized material, and is surrounded by a larger region of low-level emission that extends for three times the nominal diameter of the main nebula.

[8] The elemental abundances of the nebula are very similar to those in the Sun, except for a times two enrichment of nitrogen.