The Snowball Nebula (NGC6781)
![the Snowball Nebula Image of the Snowball Nebula](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115806_2b5ba112372b.png)
From Cambridge , the Snowball Nebula is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:20, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 30° above your western horizon.
Name
The Snowball Nebula (NGC6781)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Right ascension: | 19h18m [1] |
Declination: | +06°32' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquila |
Magnitude: | 11.40 (V) [1] 11.80 (B) [1] |
Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.2 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
Absolute mag (V): | 0.38 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.