The Antares Nebula (IC4606)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , the Antares Nebula will become visible at around 20:24 (PDT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:39.

Name The Antares Nebula (IC4606)
Object type Nebula
Other names
The Antares Nebula
The Cloud Nebula
IC 4606[1]
LBN 1107[2]
Position
Right ascension:16h31m [1]
Declination:−26°03' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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