The Ring Nebula (M57)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Ring Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (EDT), 75° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:54, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Ring Nebula (M57)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h53m [2] |
| Declination: | +33°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Lyra |
| Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [2] 9.70 (B) [2] 16.40 (J) [2] |
| Distance: | 500.0 parsec 1630.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.31 |
Sources