Planetary nebula
Robin’s Egg Nebula (NGC1360)
In Fornax (For) • Magnitude 9.4 • 6.4 arcminutes
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Planetary nebula in Fornax.
Robin’s Egg Nebula at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 1360 |
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Constellation | Fornax (For) |
| Right ascension | 03h 33m 15s |
| Declination | -25° 52' 18" |
| Apparent magnitude | 9.40 |
| Surface brightness | 22.1 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 6.4 × 6.4 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 19° |
| Best imaging months | Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan |
How to image Robin’s Egg Nebula
Robin’s Egg Nebula sits in the constellation Fornax at right ascension 03h 33m 15s and declination -25° 52' 18". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window. As a planetary nebula, Robin’s Egg Nebula typically appears small and intense, so a long focal length and OIII or Ha narrowband filters bring out structure.