Asteria — interactive night sky map
Southern Ring (NGC 3132) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vela with an apparent magnitude of 9.2, spanning about 1 arcminutes. It is within reach of binoculars or a small telescope.
It is best placed in the evening sky around February. It is visible from the whole southern hemisphere and from northern latitudes up to about 50°N. It is circumpolar (never sets) south of latitude 50°S.