NGC1360 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC1360 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.

Name NGC1360
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 1360[1]
PK 220-53.1[2]
PN-G 220.3-53.9
Position
Right ascension:03h33m [1]
Declination:−25°52' [1]
Constellation:Fornax
Magnitude:9.40 (V) [1]
9.60 (B) [1]
12.08 (J) [1]
12.29 (H) [1]
12.37 (K) [1]
Distance:630.0 parsec
2053.8 lightyrs [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.20
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.40

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