NGC 1360
Scientific overview
NGC 1360 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Fornax. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.4 and spans about 6.42 arcminutes of sky.
Observation guide
Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.
Location in the sky
Precision measurements
Distances and velocities from SIMBAD · NGC 1360
| Distance | 1,158 ly | SIMBAD · catalogued |
| Physical size (major axis) | 2.162297 ly | SIMBAD · derived |
| Radial velocity | 108 ± 10 km/s | SIMBAD · measured |
| Right ascension (ICRS) | 53.311029 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
| Declination (ICRS) | -25.87166 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
Full field-level provenance
- Distance: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · mesDistance · dist · 2010ApJ...714.1096S · catalogued value · source value 0.355 kpc · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Physical size (major axis): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · derived (OpenNGC angular size × SIMBAD distance) · physical size = angular size × distance (small-angle); angular size from OpenNGC, distance from SIMBAD mesDistance · derived · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 2007AN....328..889K · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · 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 Fornax
| Object | Type | Mag | Size (′) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fornax ANGC 1316 | Lenticular galaxy | 8.48 | 13.46 |
| NGC 1399NGC 1399 | Elliptical galaxy | 9.4 | 8.51 |
| NGC 1398NGC 1398 | Barred spiral galaxy | 9.55 | 6.95 |
| NGC 1097C 67 · NGC 1097 | Barred spiral galaxy | 9.76 | 10.57 |
| NGC 1380NGC 1380 | Lenticular galaxy | 9.94 | 4.58 |
| Fornax BNGC 1317 | Barred spiral galaxy | 10.88 | 3.1 |
| Fornax Dwarf Cluster 3NGC 1049 | Globular cluster | 13.59 | 1.2 |
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.