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.
Observation guide
Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.
Location in the sky
Precision measurements
Distances and velocities from SIMBAD · NGC 1555
| Right ascension (ICRS) | 65.487826 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
| Declination (ICRS) | 19.535162 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
Full field-level provenance
- Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2000yCat.5104....0R · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2000yCat.5104....0R · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
Physical size is derived from the OpenNGC angular size and the catalogued distance (small-angle: size = angle × distance). This is a Galactic object: its Doppler shift is shown as a radial velocity, not a cosmological redshift. Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.
Other objects in Taurus
| 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 |
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.