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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
Longmore 8 (Planetary Nebula). Also cataloged as ESO382-63, NGC 5121 (Galaxy) |
| Type | Planetary Nebula and Galaxy |
| Position | 13 25 11.5, -37 38 27 (approximate centre of frame) |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303E and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | L=280 minutes, Ha=620 minutes, OIII=740 minutes, R=G=B=200 minutes using Astrodon filters. All unbinned |
| Description | A
rather obscure field in
Centaurus. NGC 5121 is a
reasonably bright galaxy (11.5
magnitude) 1.9' x 1.4' in size.
The planetary nebula Longmore 8
is 132x108" in size. Of
interest is an arc of blue
nebulosity to the left of the
planetary which may be an OIII
bow shock. There is also
integrated flux nebula in this
field.
The outer structures around this planetary nebula were discovered by the Galactic Planetary Nebula Halo Survey (GPNHS) team using this image in May 2016
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