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Uncommon nebula 28 EP

Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula

RA 25.5820° · Dec 51.5755° · openngc

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Score breakdown

· 3 badges
28 pts · Uncommon
Uncommon 33 pts → Rare
  • Messier object +12
  • Nebula +8
  • Has a proper name +8
Total score 28

5 more points to reach Rare.

Badges

  • Nebula · +8
  • Messier object · +12
  • Has a proper name · +8

Trivia

How we found it

  • Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.

Cosmic context

  • Stellar nursery. Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.

Properties

constellation
Per
dso type
PN
mag
10.1
messier
yes
messier number
076
name
Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula
named
yes

About Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula

Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula is an uncommon nebula. It sits in the constellation Per and shines at apparent magnitude 10.1.

Clouds of gas and dust light-years across, where new stars are forged.

How to see it

Look for Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula in the constellation Per. At apparent magnitude 10.1, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.

Like any astronomical target, Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.

Why Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula is an uncommon nebula

Barbell Nebula,Cork Nebula,Little Dumbbell Nebula scores 28 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 5 points would lift it into a rarer tier.

That score comes from 3 science badges — Nebula, Messier object and Has a proper name — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.

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Sky imagery and survey data courtesy of Aladin Lite & CDS, Strasbourg. Object data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, JPL Small-Body Database, and the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue.