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IC 2088 - Nebula in Taurus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:40 | Tran: 6:17 | Set: 14:51
Alt: 15.56°   Az: 66.55°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 2088 is a Nebula in the Taurus constellation. IC 2088 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2088 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 IC 2088 - Nebula in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 2088 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 32m 36s
+26° 39’ 30”
17h 25m 47s
21h 58m 23s

J2000

04h 31m 05s
+26° 36’ 25”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2088 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 2088 - Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2088 - Nebula in Taurus.

Finder chart IC 2088 - Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2088 - Nebula in Taurus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2088 - Nebula in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.3°
Max altitude: 65.2°
Azimuth: 296.7°