The Crab Nebula (M1)
![the Crab Nebula Image of the Crab Nebula](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115836_fc51616721ba.png)
From Cambridge , the Crab Nebula is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 7° above the horizon at dawn.
Name
The Crab Nebula (M1)
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Object type
Supernova remnant
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Right ascension: | 05h34m [2] |
Declination: | +22°00' [2] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [2] |
Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.3 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.03 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.