The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula (IC4604)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , the Rho Ophiuchi Nebula will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 20° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:57.

Name The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula (IC4604)
Object type Nebula
Other names
The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula
IC 4604[1]
LBN 1111[2]
VdB 106[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h25m [1]
Declination:−23°26' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:5.10 (B) [1]

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