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IC 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules

Below the horizon.  Rise: 10:19 | Tran: 17:54 | Set: 1:33
Alt: -12.38°   Az: 37.87°   Direction: North-East

IC 1191 is a Galaxy Pair in the Hercules constellation. IC 1191 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 1191 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 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 1191 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.7 arcmin) and minor (0.7 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 07m 35s
+18° 12’ 10”
14h 36m 32s
06h 44m 08s

J2000

16h 06m 29s
+18° 16’ 04”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1191 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 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules.

Finder chart IC 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1191 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1191 is a visual representation of it.
0.7 arcmin
0.7 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.8°
Max altitude: 56.7°
Azimuth: 288.2°