The Crab Nebula (M1)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Crab Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:15, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 33° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Crab Nebula (M1)
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Object type
Supernova remnant
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h34m [2] |
| Declination: | +22°00' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.3 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.03 |
Sources