Coalsack
Overlaid DSS image of Coalsack, 120' x 120' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Coalsack
| Type | Dark Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 420' x 400' |
| Right Ascension | 12h 31' (2000) |
| Declination | 63° 44' S |
| Constellation | Crux |
| Classification | 3? Ir |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Feb 10, 2013 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
Unaided eye @ 1x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A large dark region of the edge of Crux, nearly the same size as the cross when viewed visually, about 5° north-south, about 3° east-west, a nearly starless region about 1° x 1° in the northwest of the larger dark just south of the visible NGC4755, a nice unaided eye or binocular region
Other Data Sources for Coalsack
Nearby objects for Coalsack
9 objects found within 120'
| 256 Crucis | Acrux | NGC 4349 |
| NGC 4463 | PK300+0.1 | PK300-0.1 |
| PK300-1.1 | PK300-2.1 | Tup? |
Credits...
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Coalsack