Blue Snowball (NGC 7662)
Blue Snowball (NGC 7662) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda, magnitude 8.3, 32″ × 28″ across.
A bright planetary nebula that looks like a small blue-green disc; high magnification shows a brighter ring inside it.
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around October, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in September). It can be seen from everywhere north of 47°S and never sets north of 47°N.
At its highest it stands 83° up from 50°N, 82° up from 35°N, 47° up from the equator, 12° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Planetary nebula
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Designations
- NGC 7662, C 22, Copeland's Blue Snowball
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Apparent size
- 32″ × 28″
- Position
- RA 23h 25.9m, Dec +42° 32′ (J2000)
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