M82 X-2

Also known as NuSTAR J095551+6940.8

M82 X-2 is a deep-sky object in the constellation Ursa Major.

Neutron star in the Cigar Galaxy shining far brighter than once thought possible (an X-ray pulsar)

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M82 X-2: a sky-survey photograph of its field — Sky survey view (DSS2 colour, or a backup survey)

Facts

Constellation	Ursa Major
Position (J2000)	9h 55m 51s, +69° 40′

When and how to see it

M82 X-2 is highest in the sky at midnight in February. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 40° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 70°.

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.

M82 X-2

Facts

When and how to see it

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