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IC 1499 - Double Star in Aquarius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:55 | Tran: 8:44 | Set: 13:33
Alt: -3.85°   Az: 106.60°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 1499 is a Double Star in the Aquarius constellation. IC 1499 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 1499 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 1499 - Double Star in Aquarius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1499 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 33m 16s
-13° 17’ 57”
18h 42m 54s
18h 16m 10s

J2000

23h 31m 56s
-13° 26’ 22”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1499 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 1499 - Double Star in Aquarius.

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Finder chart for IC 1499 - Double Star in Aquarius.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1499 - Double Star in Aquarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.3°
Max altitude: 25.2°
Azimuth: 256.7°