The Epsilon Orionis Nebula (NGC1990)

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 Epsilon Orionis Nebula is visible between 18:51 and 04:35. It will become accessible at around 18:51, when it rises to an altitude of 13° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:43, 54° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:35 when it sinks below 13° above your western horizon.

Name The Epsilon Orionis Nebula (NGC1990)
Object type Star
Other names
The Epsilon Orionis Nebula
NGC 1990[1]
LBN 940[2]
Position
Right ascension:05h36m12s [1]
Declination:−01°12'06" [1]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:1.69 (V) [1]
1.51 (B) [1]
2.07 (J) [1]
2.07 (H) [1]
2.16 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:50.0 arcmin
B-V Color (mag):-0.18

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