Hind's Nebula (NGC 1555)
Also known as Hind's Nebula · NGC 1555 · Hind's Variable Nebula
Hind's Nebula (NGC 1555) is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus.
Facts
| Type | Reflection nebula |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Position (J2000) | 4h 21m 59s, +19° 32′ |
| Brightness | magnitude 9.98 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 1.8′ × 1.4′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines by reflected starlight, which a nebula filter would dim.) |
| Studied in | 75 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Hind's Nebula (NGC 1555) is highest in the sky at midnight in November. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 90° above the horizon; from 50° N, to about 60°. To see it you need a small telescope.
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
- Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349)
- Crab Nebula (M1)
- Crab Pulsar (PSR B0531+21)
- Hyades
- Maia Nebula (NGC 1432)
- Pleiades (M45)
- Simeis 147
- Spaghetti Nebula
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Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits