IC1434 Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is IC1434 right now?
Twilight begins at 19:41 local time, and at that moment, IC1434 will appear at an altitude of 22 degrees toward the northwest.
IC1434 Visibility on July 03
IC1434 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| IC1434 is always above the horizon | ||
| Sunset | 18:30 | 14° |
| Civil sunset | 19:03 | 17° |
| Twighlight start | 19:41 | 22° |
| Astrosession begin | 20:24 | 28° |
| IC1434 is always above the horizon | ||
Moon Rise, 91.8% illuminated  | 20:36 | 29° |
| Astrosession end | 01:59 | 73° |
| IC1434 transit | 02:32 | 75° |
| Twighlight end | 02:42 | 74° |
| Civil sunrise | 03:21 | 72° |
| Sunrise | 03:53 | 69° |
| Moon Set | 07:16 | 40° |
Track IC1434 Position Throughout the Night
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IC1434 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 IC1434
| Object name | IC1434 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| IC1434 coordinates | 22.17838, 52.85008 |
| Center coordinates | 22.17838, 52.85008 |
IC1434 Passage Through Night
Current position of IC1434
| Time | 16:40 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| IC1434 elevation | 4° |
| IC1434 Azimuth | -18° |
Annual motion of IC1434
IC1434 will be visible until February, 13, 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.
| Date | Sat, 4 July 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 20:23 |
| Twighlight end | 01:58 |
| Twighlight duration | 6h 34m |
| Rise | IC1434 is always up |
| Set | IC1434 is always up |
| Elevation at transit | 75° |
| Transit time | 02:28 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 22h 10m 42s", Dec: 52° 51' 00s |
| Magnitude | - |
| Constellation | Lacerta |
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 IC1434 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 IC1434
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 22.17838° |
| Declination | 52.85008° |
| Magnitude | |
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Elevation | 4.3° |
| Azimuth | -18.5° |
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.