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Timezone: Europe/Madrid
Sunrise: 7:09 
Transit: 14:23 
Sunset: 21:37
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IC 1203 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:25 | Tran: 23:10 | Set: 4:00
Alt: 5.12°   Az: 236.81°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 1203 is a Association of Stars in the Scorpius constellation. IC 1203 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 1203 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 1203 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1203 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.5 arcmin) and minor (2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 16m 47s
-22° 25’ 58”
04h 17m 31s
20h 34m 19s

J2000

16h 15m 15s
-22° 22’ 14”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1203 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 1203 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

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Finder chart for IC 1203 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1203 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1203 is a visual representation of it.
3.5 arcmin
2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Antequera MA (ES)
Latitude: 37° 01’ 09” N
Longitude: 4° 33’ 40” W
Timezone: Europe/Madrid

Today's IC 1203 - Association of Stars in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Antequera MA (ES) are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Madrid):

Azimuth: 112.4°
Max altitude: 30.5°
Azimuth: 247.6°