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Other deep sky objects in Eridanus
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IC 286 - Other Classification in Eridanus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:35 | Tran: 3:05 | Set: 8:30
Alt: 28.83°   Az: 153.57°   Direction: South-South-East

IC 286 is a Other Classification in the Eridanus constellation. IC 286 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 286 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 286 - Other Classification in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of IC 286 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 06m 00s
-06° 23’ 21”
22h 27m 36s
01h 33m 36s

J2000

03h 04m 46s
-06° 29’ 03”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 286 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 286 - Other Classification in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 286 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

Finder chart IC 286 - Other Classification in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 286 - Other Classification in Eridanus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 286 - Other Classification in Eridanus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.4°
Max altitude: 32.1°
Azimuth: 263.6°