The Heart Nebula (IC1805)
From Fairfield , the Heart 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 04:34, 22° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 21° above your north-western horizon.
Name
The Heart Nebula (IC1805)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 02h32m [2] |
Declination: | +61°27' [2] |
Constellation: | Cassiopeia |
Magnitude: | 7.90 (V) [3] 7.03 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 2.3 kpc 7.6 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.53 |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.95 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.