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Other deep sky objects in Cetus
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IC 1670 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:00 | Tran: 10:30 | Set: 15:00
Alt: 2.48°   Az: 121.03°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 1670 is a Galaxy Pair in the Cetus constellation. IC 1670 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 1670 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 1670 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1670 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3 arcmin) and minor (3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 20m 05s
-16° 40’ 11”
19h 46m 39s
21h 06m 44s

J2000

01h 18m 51s
-16° 48’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1670 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 1670 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

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Finder chart for IC 1670 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1670 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1670 is a visual representation of it.
3 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 1670 - 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: 106.7°
Max altitude: 21.9°
Azimuth: 253.3°