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IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba

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.

IC 2153
Galaxy Pair
Columba
Available Resources for IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba

Apparent size of IC 2153

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2153

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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 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 and finder chart of IC 2153

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2153 are provided in the following table:

06h 00m 05s
-33° 55’ 10”

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.

Rise ans set times of IC 2153 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.9°
Max altitude: 4.6°
Azimuth: 236.1°
IC 2153 - Galaxy Pair in Columba is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom