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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:51 (PST), 37° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:56, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:20, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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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