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IC 359A - Reflection Nebula in Taurus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:01 | Tran: 5:53 | Set: 14:41
Alt: 44.34°   Az: 260.70°   Direction: West

IC 359A is a Reflection Nebula in the Taurus constellation. IC 359A 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 359A 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 359A - Reflection Nebula in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 359A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (15 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 20m 13s
+28° 20’ 54”
03h 33m 16s
07h 53m 29s

J2000

04h 18m 41s
+28° 17’ 23”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 359A 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 359A - Reflection Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 359A - Reflection Nebula in Taurus.

Finder chart IC 359A - Reflection Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 359A - Reflection Nebula in Taurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 359A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 359A is a visual representation of it.
15 arcmin
10 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 359A - Reflection Nebula in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.7°
Max altitude: 66.9°
Azimuth: 298.3°