IC359 (Reflection nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , IC359 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:15 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:56.

Name IC359
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
IC 359[1]
UGC 2980[2]
PGC 14653[3]
LBN 782[4]
Position
Right ascension:04h12m [3]
Declination:+27°42' [3]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:15.39 (B) [1]
9.58 (J) [1]
8.78 (H) [1]
8.47 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E

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