De Mairan's Nebula (Emission)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 20 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , De Mairan's Nebula is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:49 (EDT) – 3 hours and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:24.
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Name
De Mairan's Nebula
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Object Type
Emission
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Position
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 9.00 (V) [2] 9.00 (B) [3] |
| Right ascension: | 05h35m [3] |
| Declination: | -05°16' [3] |
| Distance: | 490.6 parsec 1599.2 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.55 |