Statue of Liberty Nebula
Also known as NGC 3576
Statue of Liberty Nebula is an HII region (glowing hydrogen) in the constellation Carina, about 8,150 light-years from Earth.
Star-forming nebula in Carina
Facts
| Type | HII region (glowing hydrogen) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Position (J2000) | 11h 11m 31s, −61° 21′ |
| Distance | 8,150 light-years (its light set off about 8,150 years ago) |
| Size on the sky | 3′ × 3′ (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 | 245 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Statue of Liberty Nebula is highest in the sky at midnight in March. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 9° 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.
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More in Carina
- Bullet Cluster
- Canopus
- Carina Nebula
- Eta Carinae
- Homunculus Nebula
- Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220)
- Westerlund 2
- Wishing Well Cluster (NGC 3532)
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits