| 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 |
NGC 4361 (also known as the Lawn Sprinkler Nebula[4] or Garden Sprinkler Nebula) is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Corvus.[3][1][2] It is included in the Astronomical League's Herschel 400 Observing Program.
- ^ a b c d "NGC 4361 -- Planetary Nebula". Simbad Astronomical Database. Universite de Strasbourg. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Planetary Nebula NGC 4361". Telescopius. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b Stefan Rumistrzewicz (1 November 2010). A Visual Astronomer's Photographic Guide to the Deep Sky: A Pocket Field Guide. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 158–. ISBN 978-1-4419-7242-2.
- ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.