The Fish Head Nebula (IC1795)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , the Fish Head Nebula is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:16, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:28, 62° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:35, 55° above your north-western horizon.

Name The Fish Head Nebula (IC1795)
Object type HII region
Other names
The Fish Head Nebula
IC 1795[1]
LBN 645[2]
Position
Right ascension:02h26m [1]
Declination:+62°02' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia

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