The Camel Eye Nebula (NGC1501)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Camel Eye Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 23:40, 71° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 34° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:30, 37° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Camel Eye Nebula (NGC1501)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h06m [1] |
| Declination: | +60°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 11.50 (V) [1] 13.30 (B) [1] 13.20 (J) [1] 12.92 (H) [1] 12.79 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.0 kpc 6.5 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.80 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.01 |
Sources