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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:43 
Transit: 13:00 
Sunset: 21:17
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IC 2543 - Galaxy Pair in Leo Minor

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:35 | Tran: 17:36 | Set: 4:42
Alt: 50.86°   Az: 270.72°   Direction: West

IC 2543 is a Galaxy Pair in the Leo Minor constellation. IC 2543 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2543 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 2543 - Galaxy Pair in Leo Minor star
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DSS2 image of IC 2543 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 09m 54s
+37° 43’ 02”
03h 31m 42s
13h 41m 36s

J2000

10h 08m 24s
+37° 50’ 34”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2543 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 2543 - Galaxy Pair in Leo Minor.

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Finder chart for IC 2543 - Galaxy Pair in Leo Minor.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2543 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2543 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 2543 - Galaxy Pair in Leo Minor rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.3°
Max altitude: 76.2°
Azimuth: 307.7°