the Witch Head Nebula

Scientific overview

the Witch Head Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus. It spans about 180 arcminutes of sky.

RA / Dec

5.0821h / -7.2656°

Hemisphere

Both

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 1269NGC 1269	Lenticular galaxy	8.7	11.17
NGC 1535NGC 1535	Planetary nebula	9.6	0.85
NGC 1395NGC 1395	Elliptical galaxy	9.65	4.71
NGC 1407NGC 1407	Elliptical galaxy	9.65	5.73
NGC 1404NGC 1404	Elliptical galaxy	9.93	5.01

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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