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Reflection nebula · Carina

Toby Jug Nebula

Deep skyIC 2220

Scientific overview

Toby Jug Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Carina. It spans about 5 arcminutes of sky.

Location in the sky

Constellation
Carina
RA / Dec
7.9475h / -59.1258°
Hemisphere
Southern
Season
Winter

Precision measurements

Distances and velocities from SIMBAD · IC 2220

Right ascension (ICRS)119.21375 degSIMBAD · measured
Declination (ICRS)-59.125278 degSIMBAD · measured
Full field-level provenance
  • Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 1982ESO...C......0L · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 1982ESO...C......0L · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11

Physical size is derived from the OpenNGC angular size and the catalogued distance (small-angle: size = angle × distance). This is a Galactic object: its Doppler shift is shown as a radial velocity, not a cosmological redshift. Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.

ObjectTypeMagSize (′)
Carina NebulaC 92 · NGC 3372H II region3120
Wishing Well ClusterC 91 · NGC 3532Open cluster312
NGC 2516C 96 · NGC 2516Open cluster3.824.3
NGC 3114NGC 3114Open cluster4.212.3
IC 2581Open cluster4.36
NGC 3293NGC 3293Open cluster4.75.1
NGC 2808NGC 2808Globular cluster5.699
NGC 3572NGC 3572Open cluster6.64.08

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data

    Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.