Toby Jug Nebula

At a glance

Type

Reflection nebula

Constellation

Car

Right ascension

7h 56m 50.9s

Declination

−59° 08′

Angular size

5x4′

Catalogue

IC2220

Located in Carina.

The outline on your card

A bipolar reflection nebula around a carbon star resembles a toby jug.

Outline class

Patchy

Axis ratio

0.80 : 1

Central source

Single central star

Surface brightness

Low

Recorded structure

Filaments · Dark lane · Bipolar outflow

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