Bear Claw Nebula

Scientific overview

Bear Claw Nebula is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx. It shines at apparent magnitude 11.71 and spans about 2.07 arcminutes of sky.

Observation guide

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

Location in the sky

Other objects in Lynx

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data

  Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.