The Ring Nebula (M57)
![the Ring Nebula Image of the Ring Nebula](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115832_693e83b610ee.png)
From Fairfield , the Ring Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 50° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:11, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 56° above your western horizon.
Name
The Ring Nebula (M57)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Right ascension: | 18h53m [2] |
Declination: | +33°01' [2] |
Constellation: | Lyra |
Magnitude: | 8.80 (V) [2] 9.70 (B) [2] 16.40 (J) [2] |
Distance: | 500.0 parsec 1630.0 lightyrs [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.31 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.