IC0444 Observation Details
IC0444 Daily Motion
IC0444 will rise at 11:29, reaching 60° when twilight begins at 16:43. It will reach transit at 76° by 18:45 and will set before twilight ends at 02:01.IC0444 will be visible until May, 7, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
IC0444 Visibility Timetable on February 15
IC0444 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 12.4% illuminated  | 03:29 | -14° |
| IC0444 rise | 11:29 | |
| Moon Set | 13:02 | 17° |
| Sunset | 15:45 | 49° |
| Civil sunset | 16:13 | 55° |
| Astrosession begin | 17:14 | 66° |
| IC0444 transit | 18:45 | 76° |
| IC0444 set | 02:01 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:29 | -14° |
Track IC0444 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is IC0444 right now?
IC0444 is located in the constellation Gemini, at right ascension 06h 18m 33s" and declination 23° 18' 47s. Although it is currently above the horizon at an altitude of 18 degrees, IC0444 is not visible because it is daytime.IC0444 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
DSS Red
DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
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 IC0444
| Object name | IC0444 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| IC0444 coordinates | 6.30944, 23.31333 |
| Center coordinates | 6.30944, 23.31333 |
IC0444 Passage Through Night
Current position of IC0444
| Time | 13:05 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| IC0444 elevation | 18° |
| IC0444 Azimuth | -74° |
Annual motion of IC0444
| Date | Sun, 15 February 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 17:09 |
| Twighlight end | 03:23 |
| Twighlight duration | 10h 14m |
| Rise | 11:26 |
| Set | 01:57 |
| Elevation at transit | 76° |
| Transit time | 18:41 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 06h 18m 33s", Dec: 23° 18' 47s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Gemini |
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 IC0444 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 IC0444
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 6.30944° |
| Declination | 23.31333° |
| Magnitude | 7.03 |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Elevation | 17.6° |
| Azimuth | -73.7° |
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.