The Retina Nebula (IC4406)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Retina Nebula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
|
Name
The Retina Nebula (IC4406)
|
Object type
Planetary nebula
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 14h22m [1] |
| Declination: | −44°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lupus |
| Magnitude: | 10.20 (V) [1] 10.60 (B) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
Sources