IC359 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC359 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:07 (PDT) – 3 hours and 41 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:38.
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Name
IC359
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Object type
Reflection nebula
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 15.0 arcmin x 10.0 arcmin |
| Hubble type: | E |
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