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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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Other deep sky objects in Boötes

IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes

Altitude: 21.3°   Azimuth: 70.8°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 1008 is a Galaxy Pair in the Boötes constellation. IC 1008 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1008 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of IC 1008 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 1008

IC 1008
Galaxy Pair
Boötes

IC 1008 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 21.3°
Azimuth: 70.8°
Direction: East-North-East

See also IC 1008 rise and set times.
Available Resources for IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes

Apparent size of IC 1008

The following table reports IC 1008 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1008 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1008

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1008 are provided in the following table:

14h 23m 43s
+28° 20’ 52”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1008 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

Finder chart IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

Rise and set times of IC 1008 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 1008 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 61.7°
Max altitude: 66.9°
Azimuth: 298.3°