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Sunset: 17:14
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IC 113 - Galaxy in Pisces

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:02 | Tran: 15:44 | Set: 23:26
Alt: -9.71°   Az: 41.07°   Direction: North-East

IC 113 is a Galaxy in the Pisces constellation. IC 113 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 113 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 113 - Galaxy in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of IC 113 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.35 arcmin) and minor (0.26 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 27m 47s
+19° 19’ 18”
14h 53m 18s
16h 21m 06s

J2000

01h 26m 26s
+19° 11’ 31”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 113 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 113 - Galaxy in Pisces.

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Finder chart for IC 113 - Galaxy in Pisces.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 113 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

13.06
12.2
11.97

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 113 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 113 is a visual representation of it.
0.35 arcmin
0.26 arcmin
160°

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 113 - Galaxy in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.7°
Max altitude: 57.8°
Azimuth: 289.3°