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rho Oph Nebula

IC4604 · emission nebula · Oph

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Emission nebula in Oph, ~60′ — fits the MiniCat field.

Vis magnitude5.1
Apparent size60×25′ (major 0.6e2′)
RA / Dec (J2000)16.4253h / -23.4366°
Altitude / Azimuth7.4° / 128.4°
Rise · Transit · Set20:10 · 00:55 · 05:35
Transit altitude27.6°
Above-min interval8:14pm–5:32am
Suitabilityboth — RedCat: fits comfortably; MiniCat: fits comfortably
Sourceopengc