Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349)
Also known as Barnard's Merope Nebula · IC 349
Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus.
Facts
| Type | Reflection nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Position (J2000) | 3h 46m 20s, +23° 56′ |
| Size on the sky | 25.7′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines by reflected starlight, which a nebula filter would dim.) |
| Studied in | 13 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349) is highest in the sky at midnight in November. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 86° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 64°.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Taurus
- Crab Nebula (M1)
- Crab Pulsar (PSR B0531+21)
- Hyades
- Maia Nebula (NGC 1432)
- Merope Nebula (NGC 1435)
- Pleiades (M45)
- Simeis 147
- Spaghetti Nebula
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits