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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:54
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IC 420 - Nebula in Orion

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:56 | Tran: 14:31 | Set: 20:07
Alt: -14.61°   Az: 78.61°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 420 is a Nebula in the Orion constellation. IC 420 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 420 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 420 - Nebula in Orion star
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DSS2 image of IC 420 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6.03 arcmin) and minor (6.03 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 33m 25s
-04° 29’ 16”
16h 48m 21s
22h 21m 46s

J2000

05h 32m 09s
-04° 30’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 420 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 420 - Nebula in Orion.

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Finder chart for IC 420 - Nebula in Orion.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 420 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 420 is a visual representation of it.
6.03 arcmin
6.03 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 420 - Nebula in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.5°
Max altitude: 34.0°
Azimuth: 265.5°