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IC 1851 - Star in Cassiopeia

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 29.84°   Az: 31.10°   Direction: North-North-East

IC 1851 is a Star in the Cassiopeia constellation. IC 1851 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 6.44, IC 1851 is easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1851 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 1851 - Star in Cassiopeia star
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DSS2 image of IC 1851 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 53m 38s
+58° 24’ 53”
15h 55m 16s
18h 48m 55s

J2000

02h 51m 46s
+58° 18’ 51”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1851 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 1851 - Star in Cassiopeia star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1851 - Star in Cassiopeia.

Finder chart IC 1851 - Star in Cassiopeia star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1851 - Star in Cassiopeia.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1851 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).

6.56
6.44
6.21
6.17
6.13

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

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 1851 - Star in Cassiopeia is circumpolar and transits at 01:52 UTC (altitude: 83.1°)