Messier 27 (Dumbbell Nebula) - Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula

Messier 27 is a Planetary Nebula in the Vulpecula constellation. Messier 27 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its visual magnitude of 7.4, Messier 27 is visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of Messier 27 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

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Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of Messier 27 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of Messier 27 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports Messier 27 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of Messier 27 is a visual representation of it.

Rise and Set Times

Today's Messier 27 (Dumbbell Nebula) - Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):