RCW 135 is a planetary nebula in Scorpius
RCW 135 (PN G358.9-00.7) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius . spans 2′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding RCW 135 from Alnasl
Alnasl
RCW 135
SCORPIUS
RCW 135 lies 4.3° west of Alnasl , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
RCW 135 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -1° 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: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -7° 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 60°N, and never sets south of 60°S.
The distance to RCW 135 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of RCW 135
NGC 6451, open cluster, 1.0° RCW 134, emission nebula (H II region), 1.3° RCW 138, emission nebula (H II region), 1.4° M6 Butterfly Cluster, open cluster, 2.4° RCW 136, planetary nebula, 3.0° RCW 132, emission nebula and cluster, 3.4° NGC 6522, globular cluster, 3.8° RCW 133, emission nebula (H II region), 3.9°
RCW 135 catalog data
Field Value
Designations PN G358.9-00.7 Type planetary nebula Constellation Scorpius Right ascension (J2000) 17h 46.0m Declination (J2000) -30° 12′ Apparent size 2′ Best month August Best with Telescope RCW number RCW 135
