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Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
Sunrise: 6:43 
Transit: 12:15 
Sunset: 17:48
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IC 1088 - Star in Virgo

Below the horizon.  Rise: 14:37 | Tran: 20:31 | Set: 2:28
Alt: -1.51°   Az: 86.60°   Direction: East

IC 1088 is a Star in the Virgo constellation. IC 1088 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1088 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 1088 - Star in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of IC 1088 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 08m 03s
+03° 41’ 41”
17h 58m 16s
09h 06m 20s

J2000

15h 06m 47s
+03° 47’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1088 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 1088 - Star in Virgo.

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Finder chart for IC 1088 - Star in Virgo.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Maamba, Zambia
Latitude: 17° 22’ 00” S
Longitude: 27° 08’ 59” E
Timezone: Africa/Lusaka

Today's IC 1088 - Star in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Maamba, Zambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lusaka):

Azimuth: 86.3°
Max altitude: 68.9°
Azimuth: 273.7°