RCW 58 is an emission nebula (H II region) in Carina
RCW 58 is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Carina . spans 7′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in April.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding RCW 58 from θ Car
θ Car
RCW 58
CARINA
RCW 58 lies 2.7° southeast of θ Car , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
RCW 58 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -83° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -66° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -65° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -74° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 24°N, and never sets south of 24°S.
The distance to RCW 58 is not well measured
Objects within 6° of RCW 58
C102 Southern Pleiades, open cluster, 2.7° RCW 55, emission nebula (H II region), 2.7° RCW 56, emission nebula (H II region), 3.0° RCW 61, emission nebula (H II region), 3.1° RCW 60, emission nebula (H II region), 3.8° C100 Lambda Centauri Nebula, open cluster, 4.1° C97 Pearl Cluster, open cluster, 5.1° RCW 54, reflection nebula, 5.7°
RCW 58 catalog data
Field Value
Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Carina Right ascension (J2000) 11h 06.3m Declination (J2000) -65° 31′ Apparent size 7′ Best month April Best with Telescope RCW number RCW 58
