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NGC 4361 — Planetary Nebula in Corvus

Planetary Nebula Excellent (61/100)
Magnitude 10.0m PlanetaryNebula Corvus (Crv) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.0
Angular Size 1.1′
vB, L, R, vsmbMN, r

Position & Identifiers

RA 12h 24m 30.8s
Dec -18° 47' 05.3"
Constellation Corvus (Crv)
Catalog NGC 4361

2How easy to spot?

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

3Visibility

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Best season Feb – Apr (peak: Mar)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 4361 · 1.1′ · 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.

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Galaxy mag 12.0 4.5° Corvus
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