The Snowball Nebula (NGC6781)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Snowball Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:20, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 30° above your western horizon.
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Name
The Snowball Nebula (NGC6781)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h18m [1] |
| Declination: | +06°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 11.40 (V) [1] 11.80 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.2 klyr [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.38 |
Sources