Planetary nebula · Musca
NGC 5189 Spiral Planetary Nebula
Also known as: IC 4274
mag 14.52.3′ across
About
NGC 5189, the Spiral Planetary Nebula, is a planetary nebula of magnitude 14.5 in Musca, about 2.3′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 5189 is in the constellation Musca.
- Best evenings: around late May 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 14° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A faint round glow — a UHC or OIII filter makes it much easier.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 5189, IC 4274, PN G307.2-03.4 |
|---|---|
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Magnitude | 14.5The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 2.3′the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | ≈ 24.9 mag/arcsec²Estimate from the magnitude and size, per square arcsecond. |
| Constellation | Musca |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 33m 32.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −65° 58′ 27″ |
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 →