The Skull Nebula (NGC246)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Skull Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:33, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Skull Nebula (NGC246)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h47m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [2] 8.00 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 570.0 parsec 1858.2 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -2.90 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.78 |
Sources