IC431 (Reflection nebula)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , IC431 is visible from soon after it rises, at 04:43, until soon before it sets at 16:38. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Name IC431
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
IC 431[1]
LBN 944[2]
VdB 50[3]
Position
Right ascension:05h40m [1]
Declination:−01°27' [1]
Constellation:Orion

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