NGC3918 (Planetary nebula)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC3918 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC3918
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
The Blue Planetary
NGC 3918[1]
PK 294+04.1[2]
PN-G 294.6+04.7
Position
Right ascension:11h50m [1]
Declination:-57°10' [1]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:8.10 (V) [1]
8.40 (B) [1]
Distance:2.2 kpc
7.3 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.30
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.65

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