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NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Vela

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -7.78°   Az: 174.28°   Direction: South

NGC 2736 is a HII Ionized region in the Vela constellation. NGC 2736 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2736 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 1.0000x1.0000 degrees (60.00x60.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Vela star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2736 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (30 arcmin) and minor (7 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 01m 09s
-46° 02’ 47”
23h 27m 15s
08h 28m 25s

J2000

09h 00m 16s
-45° 56’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2736 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Vela.

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Finder chart for NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Vela.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2736 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2736 is a visual representation of it.
30 arcmin
7 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 2736 (Pencil Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Vela is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK