The Spirograph Nebula (IC418)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Spirograph Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:31 (PDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:17.
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Name
The Spirograph Nebula (IC418)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h27m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lepus |
| Magnitude: | 9.44 (V) [1] 10.28 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 880.0 parsec 2868.8 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.28 |
Sources