NGC1999 (Reflection nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1999 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:49, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:39, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:57, 45° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC1999
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Object type
Reflection nebula
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Position
Right ascension: | 05h36m [1] |
Declination: | −06°42' [1] |
Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: | 9.50 (B) [1] |
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