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IC 434 · Emission nebula (H II region) · Orion

Horsehead Nebula

Also known as LBN 953 · Flame Nebula · Orion B

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Type

Emission nebula (H II region)

Constellation

Orion

Position (J2000)

5h 41m 01s · −2° 27′ 14″

Discovered

by Williamina Fleming in 1888

Pictures

3

Typical integration

4 h

Magnitude

11

visual

Size

90′ × 30′

Best months

Nov–Jan

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.