Carina Nebula - diffuse nebula
Carina Nebula, also known as the Grand Nebula and Eta Carinae Nebula, is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation Carina .
Carina Nebula is magnitude 1 and is 120" in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
- Name:
- Carina Nebula
- Alt Name:
- Grand Nebula
- Alt Name 2:
- Eta Carinae Nebula
- Type:
- diffuse nebula
- Magnitude:
- 1
- Size:
- 120"
- Constellation:
- Carina
- NGC:
- NGC 3372
- Caldwell #:
- C92
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.