The Eight Burst Nebula (NGC3132)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Eight Burst Nebula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.
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Name
The Eight Burst Nebula (NGC3132)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 10h07m [1] |
| Declination: | -40°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [2] 8.20 (B) [1] 9.75 (J) [1] 9.73 (H) [1] 9.72 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 670.0 parsec 2184.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -1.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.93 |
Sources