Emission nebula · constellation UMa

NGC 5451

NGC 5451
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
14h 02m 37.0s
Declination
+54° 21' 45"
Size
31.2″ × 18.6″
Position angle
58°
Magnitude
16.7 (B)
Surface brightness
23.35 mag/arcsec²(derived)
Difficulty
5/5
Suggested techniques
SHO, HOO, NARROWBAND, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

HII region in MESSIER 101.

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