Coffee Bean Nebula is an emission nebula (H II region) in Norma
Coffee Bean Nebula (RCW 98) is an emission nebula (H II region) in the constellation Norma . spans 6′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
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 Coffee Bean Nebula from Rigil Kentaurus
Rigil Kentaurus
RCW 98
NORMA
Coffee Bean Nebula lies 11.8° northeast of Rigil Kentaurus , the magnitude -0.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
Coffee Bean Nebula is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -82° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -78° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -82° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -77° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -70° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 74° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 6° 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 35°N, and never sets south of 35°S.
The distance to Coffee Bean Nebula is not well measured
Objects within 6° of Coffee Bean Nebula
RCW 97, emission nebula (H II region), 20′ RCW 96, emission nebula (H II region), 42′ RCW 99, emission nebula (H II region), 1.1° RCW 95, emission nebula (H II region), 1.9° RCW 94, emission nebula (H II region), 2.2° RCW 102, emission nebula (H II region), 4.3° C89 S Normae Cluster, open cluster, 4.6° RCW 103, supernova remnant, 4.9°
Coffee Bean Nebula catalog data
Field Value
Designations RCW 98 Type emission nebula (H II region) Constellation Norma Right ascension (J2000) 15h 55.4m Declination (J2000) -54° 39′ Apparent size 6′ Best month July Best with Telescope RCW number RCW 98
