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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:08 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:42
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NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus

Altitude: 19.7°   Azimuth: 177.9°   Direction: South

NGC 4361 is a Planetary Nebula in the Corvus constellation. NGC 4361 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4361 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 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4361 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.05 arcmin) and minor (1.05 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 4361

NGC 4361
Planetary Nebula
Corvus

NGC 4361 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 19.7°
Azimuth: 177.9°
Direction: South

See also NGC 4361 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 10.9, NGC 4361 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus

Photometric information of NGC 4361

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 4361 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).

10.3
10.9
13.94
14
14.02

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

Apparent size of NGC 4361

The following table reports NGC 4361 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4361 is a visual representation of it.
1.05 arcmin
1.05 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 4361

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 4361 are provided in the following table:

12h 24m 30s
-18° 47’ 04”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4361 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 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus.

Finder chart NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus.

Rise and set times of NGC 4361 from your location

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

Today's NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula in Corvus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.8°
Max altitude: 19.7°
Azimuth: 251.2°