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IC 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium

Altitude: -70.0°   Azimuth: 106.3°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 1942 is a Galaxy Pair in the Horologium constellation. IC 1942 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 1942 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium star
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DSS2 image of IC 1942 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.7 arcmin) and minor (0.7 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 1942

IC 1942
Galaxy Pair
Horologium

IC 1942 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -70.0°
Azimuth: 106.3°
Direction: East-South-East

See also IC 1942 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium

Apparent size of IC 1942

The following table reports IC 1942 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1942 is a visual representation of it.
0.7 arcmin
0.7 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1942

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1942 are provided in the following table:

03h 27m 52s
-52° 40’ 36”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1942 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 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium.

Finder chart IC 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium.

Rise and set times of IC 1942 from your location

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

IC 1942 - Galaxy Pair in Horologium is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt