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IC 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:21 | Tran: 12:27 | Set: 18:32
Alt: 14.56°   Az: 253.40°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 298B is a Spiral Galaxy in the Cetus constellation. IC 298B 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 298B 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 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 298B in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.43 arcmin) and minor (0.33 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 12m 38s
+01° 24’ 28”
04h 32m 23s
07h 45m 02s

J2000

03h 11m 20s
+01° 18’ 48”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 298B 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 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus.

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Finder chart for IC 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 298B apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 298B is a visual representation of it.
0.43 arcmin
0.33 arcmin
5°

Morphological Classification

IC 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus is classified as Spiral (SAbc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus, Spiral (SAbc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 298B - Spiral Galaxy in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.6°
Max altitude: 39.9°
Azimuth: 271.4°