IC 360 is a nebula in Taurus
IC 360 (LBN 786) is a nebula in the constellation Taurus . Spans 3° × 1.7°. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in January.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding IC 360 from Alcyone
Alcyone
IC 360
TAURUS
IC 360 lies 5.3° northeast of Alcyone , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 360 is highest in the evening in January
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 64°S, and never sets north of 64°N.
The distance to IC 360 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 360
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 360 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Taurus Designations IC 360, LBN 786 Type nebula Right ascension (J2000) 04h 09.0m Declination (J2000) +26° 08′ Apparent size 3° × 1.7° Best with Telescope Best month January Catalog page IC 1 to 500
