RA 84.4454° · Dec -69.1717° · openngc
16 more points to reach Epic.
NGC 2060 is a rare nebula. It sits in the constellation Dor and shines at apparent magnitude 9.59.
A supernova remnant: the shredded corpse of an exploded star, still tearing outwards through interstellar space at thousands of kilometres a second.
Look for NGC 2060 in the constellation Dor. At apparent magnitude 9.59, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, NGC 2060 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
NGC 2060 scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Nebula and Supernova remnant — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.