About the Running Man Nebula
the Running Man Nebula is a common cluster. It sits in the constellation Ori.
Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Common cluster 15 EP
the Running Man Nebula
RA 83.8158° · Dec -4.8443° · openngc
Score breakdown
· 2 badgesCommon 24 pts → Uncommon
- Has a proper name +8
- Star cluster +7
Total score 15
9 more points to reach Uncommon.
Badges
- Star cluster · +7
- Has a proper name · +8
Trivia
How we found it
- Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
Properties
- constellation
- Ori
- dso type
- Cl+N
- name
- the Running Man Nebula
- named
- yes
How to see it
Look for the Running Man Nebula in the constellation Ori.
Like any astronomical target, the Running Man 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 the Running Man Nebula is a common cluster
the Running Man Nebula scores 15 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the common tier. Another 9 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star cluster 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.