Maia Nebula (NGC 1432)
Also known as Maia Nebula · NGC 1432
Maia Nebula (NGC 1432) is an HII region (glowing hydrogen) in the constellation Taurus.
Facts
| Type | HII region (glowing hydrogen) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Position (J2000) | 3h 45m 49s, +24° 22′ |
| Size on the sky | 60′ × 40′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | UHC (narrowband) filter (Glowing gas shines in a few colours of hydrogen and oxygen: a UHC filter passes those and blocks most light pollution and sky glow.) |
| Studied in | 7 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Maia Nebula (NGC 1432) 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
- Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349)
- Crab Nebula (M1)
- Crab Pulsar (PSR B0531+21)
- Hyades
- 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