General information
Bright Nebula NGC1982 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Orion constellation. The nebula's apparent sizes are 20 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, nebula is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
2024-04-27 nebula NGC1982 is not reachable.
Mairan's Nebula (Messier M43) on the sky map
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Object type | Bright Nebula |
Alternative names | Mairan's Nebula |
Constellation | Orion |
Magnitude | 7 |
Apparent size | 20'x15' |
Right ascension | 5h 35m 31s |
Declination | -5° 16′ 12″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M43 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC1982 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
NGC1981 | Open Cluster | 4.2 |
M42 / NGC1976 | Cluster with Nebulosity | 4 |
NGC1980 | Cluster with Nebulosity | 2.5 |