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NGC 1909 (Witch Head Nebula) - Reflection Nebula in Eridanus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:11 | Tran: 4:37 | Set: 9:58
Alt: 6.84°   Az: 110.75°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 1909 is a Reflection Nebula in the Eridanus constellation. NGC 1909 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 1909 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 6.0000x6.0000 degrees (360.00x360.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 1909 (Witch Head Nebula) - Reflection Nebula in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 1909 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (180 arcmin) and minor (60 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 06m 07s
-07° 13’ 59”
19h 22m 30s
00h 28m 37s

J2000

05h 04m 54s
-07° 15’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 1909 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 1909 (Witch Head Nebula) - Reflection Nebula in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1909 (Witch Head Nebula) - Reflection Nebula in Eridanus.

Finder chart NGC 1909 (Witch Head Nebula) - Reflection Nebula in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 1909 (Witch Head Nebula) - Reflection Nebula in Eridanus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 1909 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 1909 is a visual representation of it.
180 arcmin
60 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 1909 (Witch Head Nebula) - Reflection Nebula in Eridanus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.2°
Max altitude: 31.3°
Azimuth: 262.8°