The Orion Nebula (M42)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 90 arcminutes across.
Finder chart
Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse wheel to zoom.
Click to enlarge.
From Ashburn , the Orion Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:28 (EST), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:23, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:30, when it sinks below 17° above your south-western horizon.
Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options
which appear below.
|
Name
The Orion Nebula (M42)
|
Object type
Open cluster
|
Position
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 4.00 (V) [3] 4.00 (B) [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.00 |
| Right ascension: | 05h35m [3] |
| Declination: | -05°23' [3] |
| Distance: | 414.0 parsec 1349.6 lightyrs [2] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.09 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.