NGC1999 (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 , NGC1999 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:08 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 44° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:32.

Name NGC1999
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
NGC 1999[1]
LBN 979[2]
VdB 46[3]
Position
Right ascension:05h36m [1]
Declination:−06°42' [1]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:9.50 (B) [1]

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