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NGC 1977
NGC 1977 — Running Man Nebula
Reflection Nebula
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Target information
- Object type
- Reflection Nebula
- Constellation
- Orion
- Right ascension
- 5h 35m 18s
- Declination
- -4° 49′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 7
- Angular size
- 20′ × 10′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Oct-Mar
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 1977
About this target
Reflection nebula north of M42.
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