NGC4361 (Planetary nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4361 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:00 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 32° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.
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Name
NGC4361
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h24m [1] |
| Declination: | −18°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 10.90 (V) [1] 10.30 (B) [1] 13.94 (J) [1] 14.00 (H) [1] 14.02 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 3.9 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.50 |
Sources