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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
🌅 Sunrise: 6:01  ☀️ Transit: 12:06  🌅 Sunset: 18:11

IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis

IC 1166 is a Galaxy Pair in the Corona Borealis constellation. IC 1166 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

IC 1166
Galaxy Pair
Corona Borealis
Available Resources for IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis

Apparent size of IC 1166

The following table reports IC 1166 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1166 is a visual representation of it.
0.6 arcmin
0.6 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1166

The image below is a photograph of IC 1166 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 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis star
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DSS2 image of IC 1166 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.6 arcmin) and minor (0.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1166

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1166 are provided in the following table:

16h 02m 08s
+26° 19’ 37”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1166 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 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis.

Finder chart IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis.

Rise ans set times of IC 1166 from your location

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

Today's IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.7°
Max altitude: 64.8°
Azimuth: 296.3°
IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom