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NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina

Altitude: -41.4°   Azimuth: 224.5°   Direction: South-West

NGC 2867 is a Planetary Nebula in the Carina constellation. NGC 2867 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 2867
Planetary Nebula
Carina

NGC 2867 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -41.4°
Azimuth: 224.5°
Direction: South-West

See also NGC 2867 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 9.7, NGC 2867 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.

Available Resources for NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina

Photometric information of NGC 2867

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2867 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

9.7
9.7

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent size of NGC 2867

The following table reports NGC 2867 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2867 is a visual representation of it.
0.23 arcmin
0.23 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2867

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2867 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2867 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.23 arcmin) and minor (0.23 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2867

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2867 are provided in the following table:

09h 21m 24s
-58° 18’ 42”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2867 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina.

Finder chart NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina.

Rise ans set times of NGC 2867 from your location

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

NGC 2867 - Planetary Nebula in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt