Type | Bright Nebula |
---|---|
Magnitude | |
Size | 6' x 5' |
Right Ascension | 5h 43' 0.6" (2000) |
Declination | 2° 18' 45" S |
Constellation | Orion |
Description | Neb, * 8.5 |
Classification | R |
Andrew Cooper
Jan 13, 2008 Hale Pohaku, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Small, faint, an even round halo surrounding an 8th magnitude star, 5' in diameter, smaller and dimmer than the nearby NGC2023 (20' west)
Harold Corwin
IC 420, 421, 423, 424, 426-428, 430-432, 434, and 435 were all discovered by Williamina Fleming on Harvard plates taken in the late 1880s. See IC 434 for more.― IC Notes by Harold Corwin
Alnitak | Barnard 33 | HD 37674 |
HD 37660 | HD 38087 | IC 431 |
IC 432 | IC 434 | NGC 2023 |
NGC 2024 | Sharpless 2-277 | V901 Ori |
Zeta Orionis A | Zeta Orionis B | Zeta Orionis C |
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