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RCW 49

RCW 49 — Westerlund 2 Nebula

Emission Nebula
· Carina
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Target information

Object type
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Carina
Right ascension
10h 23m 58s
Declination
-57° 45′ 36″
Magnitude
Not recorded
Angular size
25′
Surface brightness
Not recorded
Difficulty
Advanced
Best months
Jan-Apr
Catalog IDs
RCW 49

About this target

Emission complex surrounding the Westerlund 2 cluster; not the northern W40 region.

Recommended telescopes

Astro-Tech
1624mm f/8.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
TEC
1600mm f/8.0 · 200mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 62% of APS-C FOV
TEC
1345mm f/9.6 · 140mm aperture
Frames 42% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 63% 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 0.83° × 0.55°
Scale 0.48″/px
Target fills 75% of frame
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FOV 0.68° × 0.47°
Scale 0.60″/px
Target fills 89% of frame
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FOV 0.73° × 0.50°
Scale 0.64″/px
Target fills 84% of frame
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