About NGC 2867 (C90)

NGC 2867 is a rewarding deep-sky target and appears as a soft glow. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 30° altitude and reaches 32° around 09:02 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 2 hours.

Nebulae benefit from filters, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Carina

Distance

5500 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

9.7