In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Ophiuchus
- IC 4665 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6633 - Open Cluster
- Messier 10 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4604 (Rho Ophiuchi Nebula) - Nebula
- Messier 19 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 14 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 12 (Gumball Cluster) - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6235 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 62 (Flickering Globular) - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6356 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6284 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6572 - Planetary Nebula
- Messier 9 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 107 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6293 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6304 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6316 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6342 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6287 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6401 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4634 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6355 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6517 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6369 (Little Ghost Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6325 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6309 (Box Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6570 - Galaxy
- NGC 6118 - Galaxy
- NGC 6384 - Galaxy
- NGC 6240 - Galaxy
- NGC 6509 - Galaxy
- NGC 6368 - Galaxy
- IC 1255 - Galaxy
- NGC 6296 - Galaxy
- NGC 6172 - Galaxy
- IC 4688 - Galaxy
- NGC 6615 - Galaxy
- IC 1242 - Galaxy
- IC 4621 - Galaxy
- NGC 6378 - Galaxy
- NGC 6234 - Galaxy
- NGC 6230 NED01 - Galaxy
- NGC 6280 - Galaxy Pair
- IC 4691 - Galaxy
- NGC 6220 - Galaxy
- NGC 6230 NED02 - Galaxy
- IC 4676 - Galaxy
- IC 4627 - Galaxy
- NGC 6230 - Galaxy Pair
- NGC 6426 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4629 - Other Classification
- IC 4657 - Other Classification
- IC 4659 - Other Classification
- NGC 6525 - Open Cluster
- IC 4622 - Other Classification
- IC 4675 - Other Classification
- NGC 6481 - Other Classification
- NGC 6413 - Other Classification
- NGC 6360 - Association of Stars
- IC 1257 - Globular Cluster
- IC 1243 - Other Classification
- NGC 6059 - Other Classification
- IC 4589 - Star
- NGC 6294 - Double Star
- IC 4603 - Nebula
- NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4626 - Double Star
IC 4604 (Rho Ophiuchi Nebula) - Nebula in Ophiuchus
IC 4604 is a Nebula in the Ophiuchus constellation. IC 4604 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.
IC 4604 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -61.9°
Azimuth: 355.0°
Direction: North
See also IC 4604 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 5.1, IC 4604 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.
Photometric information of IC 4604
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4604 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of IC 4604
The following table reports IC 4604 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4604 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 4604
The image below is a photograph of IC 4604 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 2x2 degrees (120x120 arcmins).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4604
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4604 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4604 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of IC 4604 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 4604 (Rho Ophiuchi Nebula) - Nebula in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):