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IC 1589 - Double Star in Sculptor

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:52 | Tran: 1:00 | Set: 3:04
Alt: 2.20°   Az: 197.56°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 1589 is a Double Star in the Sculptor constellation. IC 1589 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1589 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 1589 - Double Star in Sculptor star
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DSS2 image of IC 1589 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 53m 09s
-34° 17’ 15”
01h 25m 37s
02h 18m 47s

J2000

00h 51m 59s
-34° 25’ 18”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1589 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1589 - Double Star in Sculptor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1589 - Double Star in Sculptor.

Finder chart IC 1589 - Double Star in Sculptor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1589 - Double Star in Sculptor.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1589 - Double Star in Sculptor rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.3°
Max altitude: 4.2°
Azimuth: 235.7°