Caldwell 68
C68
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Object
- Type (NASA)
- Reflection Nebula
- Distance from Earth
- 400 light-years
- Apparent magnitude
- 9.5 mag
- NASA description
- A young star whose brightness fluctuates over time illuminates this reflection nebula.
Source:NASA Hubble (Messier/Caldwell catalogs) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Related
Constellation
In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 400 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1626 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 9.5 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- It lies in Corona Australis — find the constellation first to know where to look.
Worked out from this object's official values.