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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:25 
Transit: 12:45 
Sunset: 18:04
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IC 360 - Nebula in Taurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:00 | Tran: 3:34 | Set: 12:03
Alt: -5.52°   Az: 33.54°   Direction: North-North-East

IC 360 is a Nebula in the Taurus constellation. IC 360 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 360 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 6.0000x6.0000 degrees (360.00x360.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 360 - Nebula in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 360 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (180 arcmin) and minor (100 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 10m 33s
+26° 11’ 42”
14h 31m 11s
18h 41m 45s

J2000

04h 09m 02s
+26° 07’ 52”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 360 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 360 - Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 360 - Nebula in Taurus.

Finder chart IC 360 - Nebula in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 360 - Nebula in Taurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 360 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 360 is a visual representation of it.
180 arcmin
100 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 360 - Nebula in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.8°
Max altitude: 64.7°
Azimuth: 296.2°