NGC 3918
DSS image of NGC 3918
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 3918, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 3918

Type  Planetary Nebula
Magnitude  8.4
Right Ascension  11h 50' 17.8"  (2000)
Declination  57° 10' 57" S
Constellation  Centaurus
Description  !, S, R, blue, = *7, d = 1'.5
Classification  2b
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jan 31, 2011    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6.5 Moon: 0%

Small, bright, a round disk, distinct blue-gree color, no central star, no structure noted
Other Data Sources for NGC 3918
Nearby objects for NGC 3918
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NGC 3918