Hind's Nebula

Scientific overview

Hind's Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus. It shines at apparent magnitude 9.98 and spans about 1.82 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Medium telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 150–200 mm telescope

Best observed

Winter (N. evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Northern

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

RA / Dec

4.3665h / 19.5352°

Hemisphere

Northern

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 1746NGC 1746	Open cluster	6.1	18
NGC 1647NGC 1647	Open cluster	6.4	27
NGC 1807NGC 1807	Open cluster	7	5.4
NGC 1817NGC 1817	Open cluster	7.7	9.3
Crab NebulaM 1 · NGC 1952	Supernova remnant	8.4	8
Barnard's Merope Nebula	Reflection nebula	—	25.7
Maia NebulaNGC 1432	H II region	—	60
Merope NebulaNGC 1435	Nebula	—	30

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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