Southern Crab
WRAY 16-147
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 14.2 mag
- Right ascension
- 212.9669°
- Declination
- -51.4401°
- Designation
- WRAY 16-147
- IAU name adopted
- 2026-06-13
- Name language
- English
- Name origin (IAU)
- The "southern crab" is easily visible in the structure of this PN around this star and therefore nicknamed in the popular French magazin "Ciel et Espace" in 2008.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- At magnitude 14.2 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination -51.4° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
- Its IAU name «Southern Crab» comes from English (IAU Working Group on Star Names).
Worked out from this object's official values.