About Lambda Centauri Nebula (C100)

Lambda Centauri Nebula is a rewarding deep-sky target and appears as a soft glow. It is relatively bright.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 26° altitude and reaches 28° around 11:18 PM.

It does not reach a useful observing altitude today.

Nebulae benefit from filters, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be observed without much difficulty.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Centaurus

Distance

6000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Easy

Magnitude

4.5