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Other deep sky objects in Eridanus
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IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -44.32°   Az: 257.88°   Direction: West-South-West

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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

03h 43m 40s
-39° 48’ 27”
07h 37m 41s
11h 21m 22s

J2000

03h 42m 46s
-39° 53’ 13”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

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Finder chart for IC 1988 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK