100 Brightest Planetary Nebula for Southern Observers.
by Paul Mayo (IIS handle = PhotonCollector)
In this article I’ve extracted data from the database of a popular
Australian Astronomical software package to produce the following list of the
100 Brightest Planetary Nebula South of 0° Declination.
There are two tables, the first table is sorted in order of Magnitude and the second table is sorted in order of Constellation. The Hβ Mag. Column lists the Hydrogen-Beta wavelength (4861.3nm) Magnitude of the planetary nebula. Planetary Nebula exhibiting strong emissions in other wavelengths, like Oxygen-III, may infact slightly vary from the Magnitudes in the following list.
The 100 Brightest Planetary Nebula South of 0° Declination.
SORTED BY Hβ Mag.
|
CATALOG |
ESO |
Hβ Mag. |
DIA. |
Constellation |
RA H |
M |
S |
DEC ° |
' |
" |
|
NGC 7293 |
PNG036.1-57.1 |
8.43 |
980.0 |
Aquarius |
22 |
29 |
38 |
-20 |
50 |
17 |
|
IC 418 |
PNG215.2-24.2 |
8.95 |
12.0 |
Lepus |
05 |
27 |
28 |
-12 |
41 |
43 |
|
Hf 39 |
PNG288.9-00.8 |
9.25 |
72.0 |
Carina |
10 |
53 |
58 |
-60 |
26 |
40 |
|
NGC 7009 |
PNG037.7-34.5 |
9.45 |
28.5 |
Aquarius |
21 |
04 |
11 |
-11 |
22 |
01 |
|
NGC 3242 |
PNG261.0+32.0 |
9.48 |
25.0 |
Hydra |
10 |
24 |
45 |
-18 |
38 |
35 |
|
NGC 3918 |
PNG294.6+04.7 |
10.10 |
19.0 |
Centaurus |
11 |
50 |
18 |
-57 |
10 |
50 |
|
He 2-131 |
PNG315.1-13.0 |
10.40 |
6.0 |
Apus |
15 |
37 |
09 |
-71 |
55 |
03 |
|
NGC 1360 |
PNG220.3-53.9 |
10.50 |
385.0 |
Fornax |
03 |
33 |
15 |
-25 |
52 |
08 |
|
SwSt 1 |
PNG001.5-06.7 |
10.83 |
5.0 |
Sagittarius |
18 |
16 |
12 |
-30 |
52 |
14 |
|
NGC 5882 |
PNG327.8+10.0 |
10.93 |
14.0 |
Lupus |
15 |
16 |
49 |
-45 |
39 |
01 |
|
NGC 1535 |
PNG206.4-40.5 |
11.05 |
21.0 |
Eridanus |
04 |
14 |
17 |
-12 |
44 |
06 |
|
NGC 5315 |
PNG309.1-04.3 |
11.05 |
6.0 |
Circinus |
13 |
53 |
56 |
-66 |
30 |
55 |
|
NGC 3132 |
PNG272.1+12.3 |
11.13 |
30.0 |
Vela |
10 |
07 |
01 |
-40 |
26 |
07 |
|
NGC 6818 |
PNG025.8-17.9 |
11.20 |
20.0 |
Sagittarius |
19 |
43 |
58 |
-14 |
09 |
13 |
|
NGC 2440 |
PNG234.8+02.4 |
11.25 |
16.0 |
Puppis |
07 |
41 |
56 |
-18 |
12 |
28 |
|
NGC 5189 |
PNG307.2-03.4 |
11.30 |
140.0 |
Musca |
13 |
33 |
40 |
-65 |
58 |
31 |
|
NGC 246 |
PNG118.8-74.7 |
11.33 |
245.0 |
Cetus |
00 |
47 |
04 |
-11 |
52 |
20 |
|
NGC 4361 |
PNG294.1+43.6 |
11.33 |
63.0 |
Corvus |
12 |
24 |
30 |
-18 |
47 |
09 |
|
NGC 6302 |
PNG349.5+01.0 |
11.38 |
44.5 |
Scorpius |
17 |
13 |
44 |
-37 |
06 |
13 |
|
NGC 2867 |
PNG278.1-05.9 |
11.45 |
14.0 |
Carina |
09 |
21 |
25 |
-58 |
18 |
45 |
|
Tc 1 |
PNG345.2-08.8 |
11.63 |
9.6 |
Ara |
17 |
45 |
35 |
-46 |
05 |
29 |
|
IC 2501 |
PNG281.0-05.6 |
11.68 |
2.0 |
Carina |
09 |
38 |
47 |
-60 |
05 |
26 |
|
He 2-138 |
PNG320.1-09.6 |
11.75 |
7.0 |
Triangulum Australe |
15 |
55 |
59 |
-66 |
09 |
19 |
|
IC 4776 |
PNG002.0-13.4 |
11.80 |
7.5 |
Sagittarius |
18 |
45 |
51 |
-33 |
20 |
46 |
|
IC 4406 |
PNG319.6+15.7 |
11.85 |
35.0 |
Lupus |
14 |
22 |
26 |
-44 |
09 |
09 |
|
M 3- 6 |
PNG253.9+05.7 |
11.95 |
8.2 |
Pyxis |
08 |
40 |
44 |
-32 |
22 |
05 |
|
IC 2553 |
PNG285.4-05.3 |
12.05 |
9.0 |
Carina |
10 |
09 |
21 |
-62 |
36 |
39 |
|
NGC 6153 |
PNG341.8+05.4 |
12.10 |
24.0 |
Scorpius |
16 |
31 |
30 |
-40 |
15 |
29 |
|
IC 2448 |
PNG285.7-14.9 |
12.13 |
9.0 |
Carina |
09 |
07 |
06 |
-69 |
56 |
15 |
|
A 36 |
PNG318.4+41.4 |
12.15 |
370.0 |
Virgo |
13 |
40 |
40 |
-19 |
52 |
58 |
|
IC 4634 |
PNG000.3+12.2 |
12.23 |
8.4 |
Ophiuchus |
17 |
01 |
33 |
-21 |
49 |
39 |
|
IC 2165 |
PNG221.3-12.3 |
12.25 |
9.0 |
Canis Major |
06 |
21 |
42 |
-12 |
59 |
04 |
|
Ns 238 |
PNG254.6+00.2 |
12.25 |
56.0 |
Puppis |
08 |
20 |
56 |
-36 |
13 |
43 |
|
Fg 3 |
PNG352.9-07.5 |
12.25 |
2.0 |
Corona Australis |
18 |
00 |
11 |
-38 |
49 |
59 |
|
NGC 6629 |
PNG009.4-05.0 |
12.28 |
15.5 |
Sagittarius |
18 |
25 |
43 |
-23 |
12 |
05 |
|
NGC 6567 |
PNG011.7-00.6 |
12.33 |
7.6 |
Sagittarius |
18 |
13 |
44 |
-19 |
04 |
25 |
|
NGC 6563 |
PNG358.5-07.3 |
12.33 |
47.5 |
Sagittarius |
18 |
12 |
03 |
-33 |
52 |
07 |
|
IC 1297 |
PNG358.3-21.6 |
12.38 |
7.0 |
Corona Australis |
19 |
17 |
23 |
-39 |
36 |
54 |
|
He 2-182 |
PNG325.8-12.8 |
12.40 |
3.0 |
Triangulum Australe |
16 |
54 |
34 |
-64 |
14 |
41 |
|
NGC 6644 |
PNG008.3-07.3 |
12.48 |
2.6 |
Sagittarius |
18 |
32 |
34 |
-25 |
07 |
50 |
|
IC 4191 |
PNG304.5-04.8 |
12.50 |
5.0 |
Musca |
13 |
08 |
46 |
-67 |
38 |
34 |
|
NGC 2438 |
PNG231.8+04.1 |
12.60 |
64.0 |
Puppis |
07 |
41 |
49 |
-14 |
44 |
03 |
|
NGC 3211 |
PNG286.3-04.8 |
12.65 |
16.0 |
Carina |
10 |
17 |
50 |
-62 |
40 |
06 |
|
Fg 1 |
PNG290.5+07.9 |
12.65 |
16.0 |
Centaurus |
11 |
28 |
35 |
-52 |
56 |
05 |
|
NGC 3195 |
PNG296.6-20.0 |
12.65 |
42.0 |
Chamaeleon |
10 |
09 |
25 |
-80 |
51 |
30 |
|
NGC 6326 |
PNG338.1-08.3 |
12.70 |
12.5 |
Ara |
17 |
20 |
45 |
-51 |
45 |
27 |
|
NGC 5873 |
PNG331.3+16.8 |
12.73 |
7.0 |
Lupus |
15 |
12 |
50 |
-38 |
07 |
34 |
|
Mz 3 |
PNG331.7-01.0 |
12.73 |
25.0 |
Norma |
16 |
17 |
12 |
-51 |
59 |
13 |
|
Cn 1-3 |
PNG345.0-04.9 |
12.73 |
5.0 |
Scorpius |
17 |
26 |
11 |
-44 |
11 |
36 |
|
Lo 5 |
PNG286.5+11.6 |
12.75 |
215.0 |
Centaurus |
11 |
13 |
50 |
-48 |
05 |
31 |
|
Sp 3 |
PNG342.5-14.3 |
12.75 |
35.5 |
Ara |
18 |
07 |
19 |
-51 |
01 |
20 |
|
He 2- 47 |
PNG285.6-02.7 |
12.80 |
5.0 |
Carina |
10 |
23 |
08 |
-60 |
32 |
32 |
|
MyCn 18 |
PNG307.5-04.9 |
12.83 |
4.0 |
Musca |
13 |
39 |
32 |
-67 |
22 |
48 |
|
M 1-26 |
PNG358.9-00.7 |
12.88 |
4.2 |
Scorpius |
17 |
45 |
57 |
-30 |
12 |
07 |
|
NGC 6778 |
PNG034.5-06.7 |
12.90 |
15.8 |
Aquila |
19 |
18 |
24 |
-01 |
35 |
58 |
|
NGC 5307 |
PNG312.3+10.5 |
12.95 |
12.5 |
Centaurus |
13 |
51 |
03 |
-51 |
12 |
19 |
|
M 2-36 |
PNG003.2-06.2 |
13.00 |
8.1 |
Sagittarius |
18 |
17 |
41 |
-29 |
08 |
26 |
|
Cn 1-5 |
PNG002.2-09.4 |
13.03 |