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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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IC 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules

Altitude: 18.8°   Azimuth: 275.9°   Direction: West

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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 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.

Key facts about IC 1191

IC 1191
Galaxy Pair
Hercules

IC 1191 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 18.8°
Azimuth: 275.9°
Direction: West

See also IC 1191 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 1191 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules

Apparent size of IC 1191

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

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1191

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1191 are provided in the following table:

16h 06m 29s
+18° 16’ 04”

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.

Rise and set times of IC 1191 from your location

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

Azimuth: 71.7°
Max altitude: 56.8°
Azimuth: 288.3°