RA 65.4976° · Dec 19.5352° · openngc
5 more points to reach Rare.
Hind's Nebula is an uncommon nebula. It sits in the constellation Tau and shines at apparent magnitude 9.98.
A reflection nebula. It produces no light at all; it is dust catching the glare of a nearby star and scattering it back at us.
Look for Hind's Nebula in the constellation Tau. At apparent magnitude 9.98, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Hind's 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.
Hind's Nebula scores 29 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 4 science badges — Nebula, Has a proper name, Reflection nebula and On the zodiac — 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.