The Saturn Nebula (NGC7009)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Jacksonville , the Saturn Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:04, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:48, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:28, 33° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Saturn Nebula (NGC7009)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h04m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [2] 8.30 (B) [1] 9.33 (J) [1] 9.46 (H) [1] 8.75 (K) [1] |
| Distance: | 600.0 parsec 1956.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.30 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.59 |
Sources