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IC 1023 - Open Cluster in Centaurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 14:39 | Tran: 16:17 | Set: 17:54
Alt: -36.90°   Az: 256.44°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 1023 is a Open Cluster in the Centaurus constellation. IC 1023 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1023 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 1023 - Open Cluster in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1023 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (5.1 arcmin) and minor (5.1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 33m 55s
-35° 54’ 41”
07h 05m 09s
21h 39m 04s

J2000

14h 32m 25s
-35° 48’ 12”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1023 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 1023 - Open Cluster in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1023 - Open Cluster in Centaurus.

Finder chart IC 1023 - Open Cluster in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1023 - Open Cluster in Centaurus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1023 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1023 is a visual representation of it.
5.1 arcmin
5.1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1023 - Open Cluster in Centaurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.9°
Max altitude: 2.6°
Azimuth: 234.1°