The Bow Tie Nebula (NGC40)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Bow Tie Nebula is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:29, 34° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:23 (EDT), 31° above your northern horizon.
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Name
The Bow Tie Nebula (NGC40)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h13m [1] |
| Declination: | +72°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cepheus |
| Magnitude: | 11.60 (V) [2] 11.27 (B) [1] 10.89 (J) [1] 10.80 (H) [1] 10.38 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 900.0 parsec 2934.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.62 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.83 |
Sources