NGC : Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC3132)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-17
Astronomical night: 22:35 - 04:23 (GMT -5)
Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC3132) Celestial motion
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Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC3132) Celestial motion
Information about Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC3132)

General information

NGC3132 is the planetary nebula at magnitude 8 that is placed in Vela constellation and has apparent size of 45 angular seconds.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, nebula is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-17, nebula NGC3132 is not reachable.
 

Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC3132) on the sky map

Eight-Burst Nebula (NGC3132) on the sky map
Object type

Planetary Nebula

Alternative names

Eight-Burst Nebula

Constellation

Vela

Magnitude

8

Apparent size45"x45"
Right ascension10h 7m 1.7645s
Declination-40° 26′ 11.123″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC3132

International Catalogue (IC)