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NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Taurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:33 | Tran: 3:54 | Set: 12:10
Alt: -6.67°   Az: 324.67°   Direction: North-West

NGC 1432 is a HII Ionized region in the Taurus constellation. NGC 1432 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 NGC 1432 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 2.0000x2.0000 degrees (120.00x120.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Taurus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1432 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (60 arcmin) and minor (40 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 47m 18s
+24° 26’ 37”
09h 23m 31s
13h 10m 50s

J2000

03h 45m 50s
+24° 22’ 04”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1432 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 NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Taurus.

Finder chart NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Taurus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Taurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1432 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1432 is a visual representation of it.
60 arcmin
40 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula) - HII Ionized region in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.6°
Max altitude: 63.0°
Azimuth: 294.4°