Toby Jug Nebula is a reflection nebula in Carina
Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220, ESO 124-003, HD 065750) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Carina . Spans 5′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in March.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding Toby Jug Nebula from Avior
Avior
IC 2220
CARINA
Toby Jug Nebula lies 3.3° west of Avior , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
Toby Jug Nebula is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -80° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -85° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -79° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -70° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 31°N, and never sets south of 31°S.
The distance to Toby Jug Nebula is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of Toby Jug Nebula
8 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2516, open cluster, 1.6° NGC 2417, barred spiral galaxy, 4.5° IC 2200, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 2369, early spiral galaxy, 5.9° NGC 2381, barred spiral galaxy, 5.9° NGC 2369A, mixed spiral galaxy, 6.0°
Toby Jug Nebula catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Carina Designations IC 2220, ESO 124-003, HD 065750, HIP 038834, IRAS 07559-5859 Type reflection nebula Right ascension (J2000) 07h 56.8m Declination (J2000) -59° 08′ Apparent size 5′ Best with Telescope Best month March Catalog page IC 2001 to 2500
