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IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:27 | Tran: 5:35 | Set: 7:44
Alt: -19.31°   Az: 120.61°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 2153 is a Galaxy Pair in the Columba constellation. IC 2153 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 2153 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 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba star
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DSS2 image of IC 2153 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 00m 58s
-33° 55’ 12”
18h 47m 16s
00h 48m 15s

J2000

06h 00m 05s
-33° 55’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2153 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 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba.

Finder chart IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2153 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2153 is a visual representation of it.
1 arcmin
1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.9°
Max altitude: 4.6°
Azimuth: 236.1°