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C041 (Hyades) - Open Cluster in Taurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 11:14 | Tran: 18:36 | Set: 2:01
Alt: -14.08°   Az: 320.28°   Direction: North-West

C041 is a Open Cluster in the Taurus constellation. C041 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 C041 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 10.9667x10.9667 degrees (658.00x658.00 arcmins).

Image of C041 (Hyades) - Open Cluster in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of C041 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (329 arcmin) and minor (329 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 28m 20s
+15° 55’ 17”
09h 19m 27s
13h 47m 47s

J2000

04h 26m 53s
+15° 52’ 00”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of C041 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 C041 (Hyades) - Open Cluster in Taurus.

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Finder chart for C041 (Hyades) - Open Cluster in Taurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports C041 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of C041 is a visual representation of it.
329 arcmin
329 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's C041 (Hyades) - Open Cluster in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.1°
Max altitude: 54.4°
Azimuth: 285.9°