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
Precision measurements
Distances and velocities from SIMBAD · IC 2220
| Right ascension (ICRS) | 119.21375 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
| Declination (ICRS) | -59.125278 deg | SIMBAD · 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.
Other objects in Carina
| Object | Type | Mag | Size (′) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carina NebulaC 92 · NGC 3372 | H II region | 3 | 120 |
| Wishing Well ClusterC 91 · NGC 3532 | Open cluster | 3 | 12 |
| NGC 2516C 96 · NGC 2516 | Open cluster | 3.8 | 24.3 |
| NGC 3114NGC 3114 | Open cluster | 4.2 | 12.3 |
| IC 2581 | Open cluster | 4.3 | 6 |
| NGC 3293NGC 3293 | Open cluster | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| NGC 2808NGC 2808 | Globular cluster | 5.69 | 9 |
| NGC 3572NGC 3572 | Open cluster | 6.6 | 4.08 |
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.