The Saturn Nebula (NGC7009)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Saturn Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:36 (EDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:16.
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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