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Southern Crab Nebula
Southern Crab Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Southern Crab Nebula - planetary nebula

Southern Crab Nebula , is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Centaurus .

Southern Crab Nebula is magnitude 14.2 and is 1.4' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Southern Crab Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. planetary nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 14.2
      1. Size:
      2. 1.4'
      1. Other Designation:
      2. Hen 2-104

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