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 at 20:00, 58° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 54° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 26° 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