Running Chicken Nebula, Lambda Centauri Nebula (IC 2944)
Physical Properties
| Designation | IC 2944 |
| Type | EN |
| Right Ascension (J2000.0) | 11h 35m 47.3s |
| Declination (J2000.0) | -63° 01' 11" |
| Diameter | 40 × 20 arcmin |
| Photographic (blue) magnitude | 4.5 mag |
| Metric Distance | 2.000 kpc |
| Dreyer Description | * 3.4 in eL neb |
| Identification, Remarks | Running Chicken nebula |
Finder Chart
The nebula IC 2944 is located in the constellation Centaurus near the 3.1 mag bright star λ Centauri. Unfortunately it is not visible from Europe. On 13 March it in opposition with the Sun and is therefore highest in the sky at local midnight.
