Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC2261)

Image of Hubble's Variable Nebula
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Hubble's Variable Nebula is visible between 20:29 and 05:34. It will become accessible at around 20:29, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:01, 56° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:34 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name Hubble's Variable Nebula (NGC2261)
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
Hubble's Variable Nebula
C 46[2]
NGC 2261[1]
LBN 920[3]
Position
Right ascension:06h39m [1]
Declination:+08°44' [1]
Constellation:Monoceros
Magnitude:10.00 (V) [2]
12.46 (B) [1]
9.69 (J) [1]
8.03 (H) [1]
6.38 (K) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.61
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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