Homunculus Nebula
Homunculus Nebula is an interstellar medium object in the constellation Carina.
The twin lobes thrown off by Eta Carinae
Facts
| Type | Interstellar medium object |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Position (J2000) | 10h 45m 03s, −59° 41′ |
| 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 | 382 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Homunculus Nebula is highest in the sky at midnight in March. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 10° 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 Carina
- Bullet Cluster
- Canopus
- Carina Nebula
- Eta Carinae
- Statue of Liberty Nebula
- Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220)
- Westerlund 2
- Wishing Well Cluster (NGC 3532)
Everything in Carina · All 88 constellations · All sky objects
Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits