M43 (HII region)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , M43 is visible between 18:42 and 02:05. It will become accessible at around 18:42, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:24, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:05 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M43
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Object type
HII region
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h35m [2] |
| Declination: | −05°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 9.00 (V) [2] 9.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 490.6 parsec 1599.2 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.55 |