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Running Chicken Nebula
Running Chicken Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Running Chicken Nebula - diffuse nebula

Running Chicken Nebula, also known as the Lambda Centauri Nebula, is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation Centaurus .

Running Chicken Nebula is magnitude 4.5 and is 75' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Running Chicken Nebula
      1. Alt Name:
      2. Lambda Centauri Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. diffuse nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 4.5
      1. Size:
      2. 75'

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.