IC59 (Reflection nebula)

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

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From South El Monte , IC59 will become visible at around 19:54 (PDT), 34° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:42 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name IC59
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
IC 59[1]
LBN 620[2]
VdB 5[3]
Position
Right ascension:00h57m [1]
Declination:+61°08' [1]
Constellation:Cassiopeia
Angular dimensions:10.0 arcmin x 5.0 arcmin

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