NGC5873 (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 , NGC5873 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 9° above the horizon.

Name NGC5873
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 5873[1]
PK 331+16.1[2]
PN-G 331.3+16.8
Position
Right ascension:15h12m [1]
Declination:−38°07' [1]
Constellation:Lupus
Magnitude:11.00 (V) [1]
13.30 (B) [1]
B-V Color (mag):2.30

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