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Sh2-157
Sh2-157 — Lobster Claw Nebula
Emission Nebula
· CassiopeiaAdvanced
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Cassiopeia
- Right ascension
- 23h 16m 04s
- Declination
- +60° 02′ 01″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 90′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Best months
- September, October, November, December, January
- Catalog IDs
- Sh2-157;LBN 537
About this target
Angular size from the Sharpless (Sh 2) catalogue maximum H II region diameter (90 arcmin). Catalogue lists a single diameter, so width and height are set equal.