IC : IC2948

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-19
Astronomical night: 21:53 - 05:08 (GMT -5)
IC2948 Celestial motion
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IC2948 Celestial motion
Information about IC2948

General information

IC2948 is the bright nebula at magnitude 7 that is placed in Centaurus constellation and has apparent size of 1.3 angular degrees.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, nebula is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-19, nebula IC2948 is not reachable.
 

IC2948 on the sky map

IC2948 on the sky map
Object type

Bright Nebula

Alternative names

Constellation

Centaurus

Magnitude

7

Apparent size1.3°x50'
Right ascension11h 38m 42s
Declination-63° 32′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC2948

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC3572Open Cluster6.6
NGC3766Open Cluster5.3
IC2944Cluster with Nebulosity4.5