Planetary nebula

Little Dumbbell Nebula

M76 · NGC 650 · NGC 651

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Object data

Name: Little Dumbbell Nebula
Designation: M76
Also known as: NGC 650, NGC 651
Type: Planetary nebula
Constellation: Perseus
RA (J2000): 01h 42m 20s
Dec (J2000): +51° 34′ 32″
Magnitude: 10.1
Apparent size: 1.1′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

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

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best November, peaking at 90° at 22:00. Circumpolar - never sets.

January: 54 degrees at 22:00
February: 37 degrees at 22:00
March: 25 degrees at 22:00
April: 16 degrees at 22:00
May: 13 degrees at 22:00
June: 16 degrees at 22:00
July: 24 degrees at 22:00
August: 37 degrees at 22:00
September: 54 degrees at 22:00
October: 71 degrees at 22:00
November: 90 degrees at 22:00
December: 72 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.