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 Fairfield , IC359 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:02, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 22° above your western horizon.

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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