IC 447

Scientific overview

IC 447 is an H II region in the constellation Monoceros. It shines at apparent magnitude 7.7 and spans about 25 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Winter (evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Both (equatorial)

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

6.5168h / 9.8974°

Hemisphere

Both

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
Christmas Tree ClusterNGC 2264	Cluster with nebulosity	3.9	11.4
NGC 2232NGC 2232	Open cluster	3.9	9.9
NGC 2239C 50 · NGC 2239	Cluster with nebulosity	4.8	9.3
M 50M 50 · NGC 2323	Open cluster	5.9	14.1
Great Bird ClusterNGC 2301	Open cluster	6	10.2
Rosette NebulaC 49 · NGC 2238	H II region	6	80
NGC 2343NGC 2343	Open cluster	6.7	7.5
NGC 2353NGC 2353	Open cluster	7.1	6.6

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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