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public  Gaotang, China Gaotang, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:21 
Transit: 12:13 
Sunset: 19:06
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IC 4684 - Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:24 | Tran: 23:32 | Set: 4:40
Alt: 30.58°   Az: 215.31°   Direction: South-West

IC 4684 is a Reflection Nebula in the Sagittarius constellation. IC 4684 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 4684 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 4684 - Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 4684 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3 arcmin) and minor (2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 10m 41s
-23° 25’ 45”
02h 11m 22s
20h 22m 03s

J2000

18h 09m 07s
-23° 26’ 08”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4684 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 4684 - Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius.

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Finder chart for IC 4684 - Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4684 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4684 is a visual representation of it.
3 arcmin
2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Gaotang, China
Latitude: 26° 48’ 11” N
Longitude: 117° 35’ 13” E
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Today's IC 4684 - Reflection Nebula in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Gaotang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 113.4°
Max altitude: 39.8°
Azimuth: 246.6°