Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220)
Also known as Toby Jug Nebula · IC 2220
Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Carina.
Facts
| Type | Reflection nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Position (J2000) | 7h 56m 50s, −59° 07′ |
| Size on the sky | 5′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines by reflected starlight, which a nebula filter would dim.) |
| Studied in | 16 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Toby Jug Nebula (IC 2220) is highest in the sky at midnight in January. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 11° 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
- Homunculus Nebula
- Statue of Liberty Nebula
- 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) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits