Observer's guide
About Eight-Burst Nebula
Eight-Burst Nebula (C74) is catalogued as a planetary nebula in Vela. Its J2000 position is RA 10:07:01, Dec -40:26:11, corresponding to 151.7574 degrees RA and -40.4364 degrees Dec. The local catalogue places it about 2,000 light-years away. Its referenced angular extent is approximately 0.75 by 0.75 arcminutes.
Observing tips
StarWatchr rates this as a hard target at magnitude 9.9. It is associated with winter observing, with midnight placement typically strongest around February. From 52 degrees north its theoretical meridian altitude is about 0 degrees; local horizons and the live altitude chart determine the practical window.
Because it is faint, use a larger aperture where possible, avoid bright Moon conditions, and use averted vision.
What to expect
The SIMBAD classification for the matched source is PN. A published radial velocity value is 48.9 km/s. The SIMBAD record currently connects it to 425 bibliographic references.
At roughly 0.8 arcminutes across, it benefits from a narrower field and adequate image scale. Use the listed 0.75 by 0.75 arcminute extent to check framing, and treat catalogue magnitude as integrated brightness rather than a direct measure of visual contrast.