De Mairan's Nebula (Emission)

From Ashburn , De Mairan's Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:21 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 22° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:59, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:47, when it sinks below 22° above your south-western horizon.
Name
De Mairan's Nebula
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Object Type
Emission
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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] |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.55 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.