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Catalogue and alternative designations Murrell 1

 

Type Planetary Nebula 
Position 15 06 17.13, -41 45 18.4 (J2000)
Constellation Lupus
Camera and Telescope STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien
Focal Ratio F9
Exposure Details  HaOIIIOIII image with Ha=300 minutes and OIII=320 minutes using Astrodon series 2 filters
Description This planetary nebula was only discovered in 2004 by Andrew Murrell of the Astronomical Society of New South  Wales.  The diameter is 105" x 100" and the magnitude of the central star is about 18.  Apparently it has been seen in a 25" scope at TSP.