Gum Nebula
Gum Nebula is an interstellar medium object in the constellation Puppis.
Huge remnant of an old supernova in Puppis and Vela
Facts
| Type | Interstellar medium object |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Position (J2000) | 7h 43m 00s, −42° 06′ |
| Size on the sky | 300′ × 300′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | UHC (narrowband) filter (Glowing gas shines in a few colours of hydrogen and oxygen: a UHC filter passes those and blocks most light pollution and sky glow.) |
| Studied in | 464 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Gum Nebula is highest in the sky at midnight in January. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 28° above the horizon; from 50° N it never rises.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Puppis
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · Data sources & credits