NGC 4361

NGC 4361 (also known as the Lawn Sprinkler Nebula^[4] or Garden Sprinkler Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the Corvus constellation.^[3][1][2] It is included in the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 Observing Program.

NGC 4361

Emission nebula
Planetary nebula
NGC 4361 imaged with a 24-inch telescope
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension	12h 24m 30.8s[1]
Declination	−18° 47′ 5.6″[1]
Distance	3,377.2±153.6[1] ly
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.9[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	1.3' x 1.3'[2]
Constellation	Corvus[3]
Designations	NGC 4361, PN G294.1+43.6
See also: Lists of nebulae

Central star

NGC 4361's central star, which has the Henry Draper Catalogue designation HD 107969,^[5] is an extremely hot [WC] Wolf-Rayet type star. Its temperature is 126,000 K.^[6] It is nearly 18,000 times brighter than the Sun, but is only 6.1% its size. This star left the asymptotic giant branch between 5,776 and 8,018 years ago.^[6]

Gallery

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  NGC 4361 with legacy surveys
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  NGC 4361 imaged in infrared by the Spitzer Space Telescope