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public  Pontisméno, Greece Pontisméno, Greece  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Athens
Sunrise: 6:02 
Transit: 13:31 
Sunset: 21:00
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IC 1798 - Galaxy in Aries

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:02 | Tran: 8:52 | Set: 15:39
Alt: 9.21°   Az: 80.01°   Direction: East

IC 1798 is a Galaxy in the Aries constellation. IC 1798 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 1798 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 1798 - Galaxy in Aries star
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DSS2 image of IC 1798 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.31 arcmin) and minor (0.21 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 27m 39s
+13° 32’ 40”
18h 01m 47s
20h 29m 27s

J2000

02h 26m 16s
+13° 25’ 50”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1798 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 1798 - Galaxy in Aries.

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Finder chart for IC 1798 - Galaxy in Aries.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1798 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1798 is a visual representation of it.
0.31 arcmin
0.21 arcmin
100°

Rise and Set Times

Location: Pontisméno, Greece
Latitude: 41° 12’ 32” N
Longitude: 23° 16’ 59” E
Timezone: Europe/Athens

Today's IC 1798 - Galaxy in Aries rise, transit and set times from Pontisméno, Greece are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 76.5°
Max altitude: 62.3°
Azimuth: 283.5°