The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula (IC4604)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the Rho Ophiuchi Nebula is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:26, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula (IC4604)
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h25m [1] |
| Declination: | −23°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 5.10 (B) [1] |
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