Menzel 1 (PN)
Planetary Nebula in Norma
| R.A. | Dec. | Size | Mag | SB | Cnt.St | Type | Distance | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15h 34m 19.5s | -59° 09′ 09.0″ | 2.0′ | -- | -- | -- | PN | -- | -- |
Source: POSS-2 UK Schmidt Red (STScI) | Field: 10′ × 10′
Background
Menzel 1 (PK 322-02.1) is a planetary nebula discovered in 1922 by the American astronomer Donald Menzel during a Harvard photographic survey of the southern sky from Peru. It glows at about 12th magnitude and displays a disk roughly 20” across. One of the smaller, fainter planetaries on offer in Norma — best at moderate to high power in medium-aperture scopes. Sits about 5^\circ south-southeast of NGC 5925.
My Observing Notes
(Not yet observed — on the Norma list from the May 2026 Universe Sky Tonight column.)
References
Charts
Ultra-wide view (~25° field)
Wide-field view with Telrad rings (4°, 2°, 0.5°)
Finderscope view (9×50 RACI, ~4.4° TFOV)
Eyepiece view — 35 mm Panoptic on 12-inch f/5 (1.6° TFOV)