NGC 1360 is interesting for several reasons:

First, it is one of the few planetary nebulae where an intense stellar magnetic field has been observed. Indeed, the central star of this nebula has an intense magnetic field observed and the fast wind is no longer present, which indicates that a reflux process has probably developed.

Secondly, the nebula shows an elongated morphology and almost without relief, with no apparent glossy edge, no clear inner boundary or central cavity. The absence of a central cavity explains and confirms the absence of fast stellar winds.

Third, This nebula presents a bipolar jet of matter from its host star.

Observations of NGC 1232 have shown that it contains a significant amount of gas and dust, which is thought to be the raw material for star formation. The galaxy also has a number of young, bright blue stars, which are thought to be less than a few hundred million years old.