IC 2149 is a planetary nebula in Auriga, 6,090 light-years away
IC 2149 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Auriga , 6,090 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 10.7 and spans 8″ of sky, about 0.2 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
Planetary nebula: a shell of gas thrown off by a dying Sun-like star and lit by the hot core left behind, which becomes a white dwarf. The name comes from their small, round, planet-like look in early telescopes.
Finding IC 2149 from Menkalinan
Menkalinan
IC 2149
AURIGA
IC 2149 lies 1.3° northwest of Menkalinan , the magnitude 1.9 star. That is within one binocular field.
IC 2149 is highest in the evening in February
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JAN at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 44°S, and never sets north of 44°N.
IC 2149 is 6,090 light-years away
The light seen from IC 2149 tonight left it about 6,090 years ago. Distance source: Gaia central-star parallax via OpenNGC (0.535 mas, 1868 pc).
Objects within 6° of IC 2149
2 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 2149 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Auriga Designations IC 2149, 2MASX J05562386+4606175, IRAS 05526+4605, PK 166+10 1, PN G166.1+10.4 Type planetary nebula Right ascension (J2000) 05h 56.4m Declination (J2000) +46° 06′ Magnitude 10.7 (B 11.0) Apparent size 8″ True size 0.2 light-years Distance 6,090 light-years (Gaia central-star parallax via OpenNGC (0.535 mas, 1868 pc)) Radial velocity -34 km/s Central star HD 39659, magnitude 11.0 Best with Telescope Best month February Catalog page IC 2001 to 2500
