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Sunset: 20:42
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IC 1310 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:34 | Tran: 5:42 | Set: 15:46
Alt: 52.73°   Az: 97.38°   Direction: East

IC 1310 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Cygnus constellation. IC 1310 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 1310 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 1310 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1310 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (15 arcmin) and minor (3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 10m 59s
+35° 02’ 42”
20h 51m 16s
17h 02m 15s

J2000

20h 10m 00s
+34° 58’ 08”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1310 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 1310 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus.

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Finder chart for IC 1310 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1310 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1310 is a visual representation of it.
15 arcmin
3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1310 - Star Cluster + Nebula in Cygnus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.0°
Max altitude: 73.6°
Azimuth: 305.0°