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IC 1623 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 21:41 | Tran: 2:11 | Set: 6:37
Alt: -31.95°   Az: 77.39°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 1623 is a Galaxy Pair in the Cetus constellation. IC 1623 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 1623 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 1623 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1623 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (1.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 08m 59s
-17° 22’ 31”
16h 00m 45s
17h 09m 45s

J2000

01h 07m 46s
-17° 30’ 24”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1623 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 1623 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1623 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

Finder chart IC 1623 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1623 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1623 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1623 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1623 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.4°
Max altitude: 21.1°
Azimuth: 252.6°