IC0420 Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is IC0420 right now?
IC0420 Visibility on June 27
IC0420 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| IC0420 transit | 10:20 | 48° |
| IC0420 set | 16:05 | |
Moon Rise, 91.9% illuminated  | 16:14 | -2° |
| Astrosession begin | 20:26 | -48° |
| Moon Set | 01:36 | -34° |
| Astrosession end | 01:55 | -31° |
| IC0420 rise | 04:31 |
Track IC0420 Position Throughout the Night
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IC0420 Image Gallery
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The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for IC0420
| Object name | IC0420 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| IC0420 coordinates | 5.53597, -4.50475 |
| Center coordinates | 5.53597, -4.50475 |
IC0420 Passage Through Night
Current position of IC0420
| Time | 16:36 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| IC0420 elevation | -6° |
| IC0420 Azimuth | 91° |
Annual motion of IC0420
IC0420 will become visible in August, 22. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from August, 22, IC0420 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
| Date | Sun, 28 June 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 20:25 |
| Twighlight end | 01:54 |
| Twighlight duration | 5h 29m |
| Rise | 04:31 |
| Set | 16:01 |
| Elevation at transit | 48° |
| Transit time | 10:16 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 05h 32m 09s", Dec: -4° 30' 17s |
| Magnitude | - |
| Constellation | Orion |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the IC0420 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a dedicated table, including exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of IC0420
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 5.53597° |
| Declination | -4.50475° |
| Magnitude | |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Elevation | -6.1° |
| Azimuth | 91° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.