NGC1788 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC1788 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:18 (EDT) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:36.
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Name
NGC1788
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Object type
Reflection nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h06m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 5.80 (B) [1] |
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