Ghost of Jupiter - planetary nebula
Ghost of Jupiter , also known as the Eye Nebula and CBS Eye and Jupiter's Ghost, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Hydra .
Ghost of Jupiter is magnitude 8.6 and is 25" in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
- Name:
- Ghost of Jupiter
- Alt Name:
- Eye Nebula
- Alt Name 2:
- CBS Eye
- Alt Name 3:
- Jupiter's Ghost
- Type:
- planetary nebula
- Magnitude:
- 8.6
- Size:
- 25"
- Constellation:
- Hydra
- NGC:
- NGC 3242
- Caldwell #:
- C59
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.