The Crab Nebula (Emission)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , Crab Nebula is visible between 18:53 and 05:28. It will become accessible at around 18:53, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:13, 72° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:28 when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
Crab Nebula
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Object Type
Emission
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Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 8.40 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 05h34m [1] |
| Declination: | +22°00' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.3 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -3.03 |