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IC 1283 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:33 | Tran: 1:48 | Set: 5:59
Alt: 15.67°   Az: 203.64°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 1283 is a HII Ionized region in the Sagittarius constellation. IC 1283 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 1283 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 1283 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1283 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (15 arcmin) and minor (15 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 18m 47s
-19° 45’ 03”
01h 36m 52s
19h 55m 39s

J2000

18h 17m 17s
-19° 45’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1283 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 1283 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius.

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Finder chart for IC 1283 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1283 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1283 is a visual representation of it.
15 arcmin
15 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1283 - HII Ionized region in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.8°
Max altitude: 18.8°
Azimuth: 250.2°