IC 418

Scientific overview

IC 418 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Lepus. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.44 and spans about 0.2 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Winter (evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Both (equatorial)

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

5.4578h / -12.6973°

Hemisphere

Both

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
M 79M 79 · NGC 1904	Globular cluster	8.16	7.2

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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