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IC 1903 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -75.51°   Az: 95.10°   Direction: East

IC 1903 is a Galaxy Pair in the Horologium constellation. IC 1903 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1903 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 1903 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium star
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DSS2 image of IC 1903 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.9 arcmin) and minor (1.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 13m 57s
-50° 28’ 32”
13h 32m 14s
16h 46m 11s

J2000

03h 13m 09s
-50° 34’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1903 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 1903 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium.

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Finder chart for IC 1903 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1903 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1903 is a visual representation of it.
1.9 arcmin
1.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 1903 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK