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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 6:38 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 19:10
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IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:48 | Tran: 17:18 | Set: 1:53
Alt: 45.90°   Az: 254.01°   Direction: West-South-West

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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

16h 03m 10s
+26° 15’ 35”
03h 12m 58s
19h 16m 09s

J2000

16h 02m 08s
+26° 19’ 37”

Finder Chart

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.

Apparent Size

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.7°
Max altitude: 64.8°
Azimuth: 296.3°