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NGC 1360 — Planetary Nebula in Fornax

Planetary Nebula Excellent (73/100)
Magnitude 9.4m PlanetaryNebula Fornax (For) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.40
Angular Size 6.4′
*8 in B, L neb, E ns

Position & Identifiers

RA 03h 33m 14.6s
Dec -25° 52' 18.1"
Constellation Fornax (For)
Catalog NGC 1360

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Medium+ Medium+
C8 203mm Easy Easy Medium+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

With O-III filter

Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Medium+
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1360 · 6.4′ · N up, E left

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7 Central Star

8 Surface Brightness

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 1371
Medium+
Galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.0 1.0° Fornax
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