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IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus

IC 1988 is a Other Classification in the Eridanus constellation. IC 1988 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

IC 1988
Other Classification
Eridanus
Available Resources for IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1988

The image below is a photograph of IC 1988 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 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of IC 1988 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1988

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1988 are provided in the following table:

03h 42m 46s
-39° 53’ 13”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1988 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 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

Finder chart IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

Rise ans set times of IC 1988 from your location

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

IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt