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IC 341 - Nebula in Taurus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:18 | Tran: 3:21 | Set: 11:21
Alt: 35.12°   Az: 261.55°   Direction: West

IC 341 is a Nebula in the Taurus constellation. IC 341 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 IC 341 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 4.4967x4.4967 degrees (269.80x269.80 arcmins).

Image of IC 341 - Nebula in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 341 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (134.9 arcmin) and minor (134.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 42m 23s
+22° 02’ 18”
04h 03m 10s
07h 45m 33s

J2000

03h 40m 55s
+21° 57’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 341 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 341 - Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 341 - Nebula in Taurus.

Finder chart IC 341 - Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 341 - Nebula in Taurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 341 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 341 is a visual representation of it.
134.9 arcmin
134.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 341 - Nebula in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.0°
Max altitude: 60.6°
Azimuth: 292.0°