The Blue Snowball (NGC7662)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , the Blue Snowball is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:01 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 24° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
The Blue Snowball (NGC7662)
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 23h25m [1] |
| Declination: | +42°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 9.20 (V) [2] 9.20 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 980.0 parsec 3194.8 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.76 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.