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IC 280 - Other Classification in Perseus

Altitude: 77.1°   Azimuth: 230.4°   Direction: South-West

IC 280 is a Other Classification in the Perseus constellation. IC 280 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

IC 280
Other Classification
Perseus

IC 280 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 77.1°
Azimuth: 230.4°
Direction: South-West

See also IC 280 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 280 - Other Classification in Perseus

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 280

The image below is a photograph of IC 280 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 280 - Other Classification in Perseus star
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DSS2 image of IC 280 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 280

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 280 are provided in the following table:

03h 03m 03s
+42° 21’ 33”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 280 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 280 - Other Classification in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 280 - Other Classification in Perseus.

Finder chart IC 280 - Other Classification in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 280 - Other Classification in Perseus.

Rise ans set times of IC 280 from your location

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

IC 280 - Other Classification in Perseus is circumpolar and transits at 09:53 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)