IC359 (Reflection nebula)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 15 arcminutes across.
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From Columbus , IC359 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:17 (EST), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name IC359
Object type Reflection nebula
Other names
IC 359[1]
UGC 2980[2]
PGC 14653[3]
LBN 782[4]
Position
Right ascension:04h12m [3]
Declination:+27°42' [3]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:15.39 (B) [1]
9.58 (J) [1]
8.78 (H) [1]
8.47 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E
Visibility from Columbus

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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