IC289 (Planetary nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , IC289 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:44, 71° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 41° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:30, 31° above your north-western horizon.

Name IC289
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
IC 289[1]
PK 138+02.1[2]
PN-G 138.8+02.8
Position
Right ascension:03h10m [1]
Declination:+61°19' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Magnitude:13.20 (V) [1]
12.30 (B) [1]
15.59 (J) [1]
15.62 (H) [1]
15.14 (K) [1]
Distance:4.8 kpc
15.6 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):-0.90
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.21

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