The Owl Nebula (M97)
From Cambridge , the Owl Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:49 (EDT), 74° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 27° above your north-western horizon.
Name
The Owl Nebula (M97)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Right ascension: | 11h14m [2] |
Declination: | +55°01' [2] |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Magnitude: | 9.90 (V) [2] 11.60 (B) [2] 16.71 (J) [2] |
Distance: | 797.1 parsec 2598.7 lightyrs [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.70 |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.39 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.