NGC 1360: Planetary Nebula (Fornax) RA: 03h 33.2m / DEC: -25° 52'.3 Instrument: 10-inch Starfinder |
This large, bright planetary nebula resides 4.2 degrees due south of 4.3 magnitude Tau5 (19) Eridani. 6.4 magnitude HD 21997 shines about 26' to the northwest. NGC 1360 has a photographic magnitude of 9.6, which indicates a visual magnitude of about 8.6. The nebula appears 6'x3' in size at 129X in the 10-inch. The 11th magnitude central star is readily visible. NGC 1371, a 10.7 magnitude barred spiral galaxy, resides one degree to the northeast. |
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