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 (click to change), De Mairan's Nebula is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 18° above the horizon at dawn.
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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)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 05h35m [1] |
| Declination: | -05°16' [1] |
| Distance: | 490.6 parsec 1599.2 lightyears [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 0.55 |