About Rosette Nebula (C49)

Rosette Nebula is a rewarding deep-sky target and shows up as a faint patch of light. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 40° altitude and reaches 85° around 02:59 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Nebulae benefit from filters, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It requires patience and good conditions.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

It is less prominent than the brightest objects in the catalog.

Type

Emission Nebula

Constellation

Monoceros

Distance

4900 ly

Size

Season

Winter

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9