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IC 353 - Nebula in Taurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:25 | Tran: 12:53 | Set: 21:20
Alt: -2.51°   Az: 40.74°   Direction: North-East

IC 353 is a Nebula in the Taurus constellation. IC 353 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 353 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 6.0657x6.0657 degrees (363.94x363.94 arcmins).

Image of IC 353 - Nebula in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 353 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (181.97 arcmin) and minor (30.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 54m 33s
+25° 55’ 19”
15h 05m 50s
19h 00m 23s

J2000

03h 53m 00s
+25° 50’ 52”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 353 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 IC 353 - Nebula in Taurus.

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Finder chart for IC 353 - Nebula in Taurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 353 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 353 is a visual representation of it.
181.97 arcmin
30.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 353 - Nebula in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.1°
Max altitude: 64.4°
Azimuth: 295.9°