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Timezone: Europe/London
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Sunset: 17:21
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IC 1420 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:19 | Tran: 12:04 | Set: 19:50
Alt: 5.12°   Az: 64.19°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 1420 is a Galaxy Pair in the Pegasus constellation. IC 1420 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 1420 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 1420 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1420 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.3 arcmin) and minor (1.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 03m 43s
+19° 52’ 20”
16h 49m 45s
14h 53m 28s

J2000

22h 02m 31s
+19° 45’ 00”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1420 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 1420 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus.

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Finder chart for IC 1420 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1420 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1420 is a visual representation of it.
1.3 arcmin
1.3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1420 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.1°
Max altitude: 58.4°
Azimuth: 289.9°