The Heart Nebula (IC1805)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Heart Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:10, 70° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 45° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:29, 28° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Heart Nebula (IC1805)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h32m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
| Magnitude: | 7.90 (V) [3] 7.03 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.3 kpc 7.6 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.53 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.95 |
Sources