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IC 1685 - Galaxy in Pisces

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:05 | Tran: 0:44 | Set: 10:27
Alt: 44.21°   Az: 270.48°   Direction: West

IC 1685 is a Galaxy in the Pisces constellation. IC 1685 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1685 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 1685 - Galaxy in Pisces star
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DSS2 image of IC 1685 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.4 arcmin) and minor (0.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 24m 30s
+33° 19’ 05”
03h 56m 15s
05h 20m 46s

J2000

01h 23m 07s
+33° 11’ 21”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1685 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 1685 - Galaxy in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1685 - Galaxy in Pisces.

Finder chart IC 1685 - Galaxy in Pisces star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1685 - Galaxy in Pisces.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1685 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

13.15
12.32
11.97

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1685 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1685 is a visual representation of it.
0.4 arcmin
0.3 arcmin
165°

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 1685 - Galaxy in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.7°
Max altitude: 71.8°
Azimuth: 303.3°