Messier : Mairan's Nebula (Messier M43)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
Mairan's Nebula (Messier M43) Celestial motion
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Mairan's Nebula (Messier M43) Celestial motion
Information about Mairan's Nebula (Messier M43)

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

Mairan
Object type

Bright Nebula

Alternative names

Mairan's Nebula

Constellation

Orion

Magnitude

7

Apparent size20'x15'
Right ascension5h 35m 31s
Declination-5° 16′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

M43

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1982

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC1981Open Cluster4.2
M42 / NGC1976Cluster with Nebulosity4
NGC1980Cluster with Nebulosity2.5