NGC 261

Diffuse Nebula Modest (18/100)

NGC 261 DiffuseNebula Tuc Visible Level 4 Large telescope (10"+) - Consider nebula filters

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Properties

Magnitude —

Angular Size 1.3′ × 1.1′

Position Angle 110°

Description

F, pL, R, gbM *13

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 46m 30.0s

Dec -73° 07' 00.0"

Constellation Tuc

Catalog NGC 261

Visibility

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Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

108x TFOV: 0.5° Lim. mag: 13.3

Seeing Bortle

NGC 261 · 1.3′×1.1′ · N up, E left

Surface Brightness & Visibility

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