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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:10 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:42
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IC 1892 - Galaxy Pair in Eridanus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:49 | Tran: 12:39 | Set: 16:29
Alt: 2.18°   Az: 227.59°   Direction: South-West

IC 1892 is a Galaxy Pair in the Eridanus constellation. IC 1892 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 1892 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 1892 - Galaxy Pair in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1892 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2 arcmin) and minor (2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 09m 35s
-22° 57’ 30”
03h 32m 59s
06h 42m 34s

J2000

03h 08m 27s
-23° 03’ 15”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1892 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 1892 - Galaxy Pair in Eridanus.

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Finder chart for IC 1892 - Galaxy Pair in Eridanus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1892 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1892 is a visual representation of it.
2 arcmin
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 1892 - Galaxy Pair in Eridanus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.0°
Max altitude: 15.6°
Azimuth: 247.0°