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NGC 3372

NGC 3372 — Carina Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Carina
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Carina
Right ascension
10h 45m 04s
Declination
-59° 41′ 02″
Magnitude
1
Angular size
120′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Beginner
Best months
Jan-Apr
Catalog IDs
NGC 3372

About this target

Angular dimensions use an astrophotography framing size for the bright Carina complex.

Recommended telescopes

Celestron
335mm f/2.2 · 152mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
SharpStar
335mm f/5.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
335mm f/2.2 · 152mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
350mm f/4.9 · 71mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Unistellar
320mm f/3.9 · 85mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 1.91° × 1.07°
Scale 1.79″/px
Target fills 187% of frame
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FOV 4.02° × 2.69°
Scale 2.32″/px
Target fills 74% of frame
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FOV 3.27° × 2.22°
Scale 2.85″/px
Target fills 90% of frame
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