The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula (IC4604)

Image of the Rho Ophiuchi Nebula
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 60 arcminutes across.
Finder chart
Please wait
Loading 0/4
Click and drag to rotate
Mouse wheel to zoom in/out
Touch with mouse to dismiss
Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse wheel to zoom. Click to enlarge.

Show information for


From South El Monte , the Rho Ophiuchi Nebula is visible between 21:50 and 03:24. It will become accessible at around 21:50, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:37, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:24 when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options which appear below.
Name The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula (IC4604)
Object type Nebula
Other names
The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula
IC 4604[1]
LBN 1111[2]
VdB 106[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h25m [1]
Declination:−23°26' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:5.10 (B) [1]
Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

Share

South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

Color scheme