Nebula

Mairan's Nebula

M43 · NGC 1982

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Object data

Name: Mairan's Nebula
Designation: M43
Also known as: NGC 1982
Type: Nebula
Constellation: Orion
RA (J2000): 05h 35m 31s
Dec (J2000): -05° 16′ 03″
Magnitude: 9.0
Apparent size: 20 × 15′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best December to February, peaking at 33° at 22:00.

January: 33 degrees at 22:00
February: 27 degrees at 22:00
March: 14 degrees at 22:00
April: -5 degrees at 22:00
May: -23 degrees at 22:00
June: -38 degrees at 22:00
July: -44 degrees at 22:00
August: -37 degrees at 22:00
September: -22 degrees at 22:00
October: -3 degrees at 22:00
November: 15 degrees at 22:00
December: 28 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

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Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.