The Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , the Little Dumbbell Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 49° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:29, 79° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:39, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Little Dumbbell Nebula (M76)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 01h42m [1] |
| Declination: | +51°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: | 10.10 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 3.9 klyr [2] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.30 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.