Boomerang Nebula
Boomerang Nebula is a post-agb star in the constellation Centaurus, about 1,210 light-years from Earth.
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Facts
| Type | Post-agb star |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Position (J2000) | 12h 44m 46s, −54° 31′ |
| Distance | 1,210 light-years (its light set off about 1,210 years ago) |
| Size on the sky | 1.5′ × 0.7′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | UHC (narrowband) filter (Glowing gas shines in a few colours of hydrogen and oxygen: a UHC filter passes those and blocks most light pollution and sky glow.) |
| Studied in | 75 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Boomerang Nebula is highest in the sky at midnight in April. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 15° above the horizon; from 50° N it never rises.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Centaurus
- Betta Fish Nebula
- Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
- Mermaid Nebula
- Omega Centauri
- Running Chicken Nebula
- SN 1006
- Southern Crab Nebula
- Thackeray's Globules
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits