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public  Banjar Swastika, Indonesia Banjar Swastika, Indonesia  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Makassar
Sunrise: 6:30 
Transit: 12:19 
Sunset: 18:07
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B033 (Horsehead Nebula) - Dark Nebula in Orion

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:59 | Tran: 13:03 | Set: 19:02
Alt: -4.99°   Az: 266.77°   Direction: West

B033 is a Dark Nebula in the Orion constellation. B033 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of B033 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of B033 (Horsehead Nebula) - Dark Nebula in Orion star
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DSS2 image of B033 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6 arcmin) and minor (4 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 42m 15s
-02° 26’ 49”
06h 21m 38s
12h 03m 54s

J2000

05h 40m 59s
-02° 27’ 29”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of B033 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for B033 (Horsehead Nebula) - Dark Nebula in Orion.

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Finder chart for B033 (Horsehead Nebula) - Dark Nebula in Orion.

Apparent Size

The following table reports B033 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of B033 is a visual representation of it.
6 arcmin
4 arcmin
90°

Rise and Set Times

Location: Banjar Swastika, Indonesia
Latitude: 8° 25’ 54” S
Longitude: 114° 51’ 35” E
Timezone: Asia/Makassar

Today's B033 (Horsehead Nebula) - Dark Nebula in Orion rise, transit and set times from Banjar Swastika, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Makassar):

Azimuth: 92.4°
Max altitude: 84.0°
Azimuth: 267.6°