Running Man Nebula
Also known as NGC 1977
Running Man Nebula is a star cluster with nebula in the constellation Orion, about 1,330 light-years from Earth.
Blue reflection nebula just north of the Orion Nebula
Facts
| Type | Star cluster with nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Position (J2000) | 5h 35m 15s, −4° 50′ |
| Distance | 1,330 light-years (its light set off about 1,330 years ago) |
| Size on the sky | 10.2′ (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 | 269 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Running Man Nebula is highest in the sky at midnight in December. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 65° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 35°.
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 Orion
- Barnard's Loop
- De Mairan's Nebula (M43)
- Flame Nebula
- Horsehead Nebula
- M78 (NGC 2068)
- Monkey Head Nebula
- Orion Nebula (M42)
- TXS 0506+056
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits