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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:44 
Transit: 12:59 
Sunset: 21:14
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IC 428 - Nebula in Orion

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:55 | Tran: 13:21 | Set: 18:46
Alt: 13.82°   Az: 119.63°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 428 is a Nebula in the Orion constellation. IC 428 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 428 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 428 - Nebula in Orion star
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DSS2 image of IC 428 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 37m 38s
-06° 26’ 14”
20h 07m 25s
01h 45m 03s

J2000

05h 36m 24s
-06° 27’ 06”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 428 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 428 - Nebula in Orion.

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Finder chart for IC 428 - Nebula in Orion.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 428 - Nebula in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.4°
Max altitude: 32.1°
Azimuth: 263.6°