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IC 4604
IC 4604 — Rho Ophiuchi Nebula
Reflection Nebula
· OphiuchusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Reflection Nebula
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Right ascension
- 16h 27m 07s
- Declination
- -23° 27′ 00″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 60′ × 40′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- April, May, June, July, August
- Catalog IDs
- IC 4604
About this target
Bright reflection nebulosity around Rho Ophiuchi within the larger Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. Dimensions are an approximate imaging footprint.
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Astro-Physics
660mm f/6.0 · 110mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
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