Planetary nebula · Fornax
NGC 1360 Robin's Egg Nebula
mag 9.46.4′ across
About
NGC 1360, the Robin's Egg Nebula, is a planetary nebula of magnitude 9.4 in Fornax, about 6.4′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 1360 is in the constellation Fornax.
- Best evenings: around late December it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 54° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)A faint grey patch.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A small disc or ring of grey-green light; an OIII or UHC filter helps.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 1360, PN G220.3-53.9 |
|---|---|
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Magnitude | 9.4The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 6.4′the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | ≈ 22.1 mag/arcsec²Estimate from the magnitude and size, per square arcsecond. |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 03h 33m 14.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 52′ 18″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →