The Box Nebula (NGC6445)
![the Box Nebula Image of the Box Nebula](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115808_5eecea558172.png)
From Cambridge , the Box Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:45, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
The Box Nebula (NGC6445)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Right ascension: | 17h49m [1] |
Declination: | −20°00' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 11.20 (V) [1] 13.20 (B) [1] |
Distance: | 2.5 kpc 8.1 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 2.00 |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.79 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.