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IC 3158 - Double Star in Virgo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:25 | Tran: 21:10 | Set: 3:58
Alt: 2.55°   Az: 281.51°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 3158 is a Double Star in the Virgo constellation. IC 3158 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 3158 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 3158 - Double Star in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of IC 3158 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 21m 07s
+09° 08’ 56”
06h 29m 51s
18h 50m 59s

J2000

12h 19m 50s
+09° 17’ 23”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3158 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 3158 - Double Star in Virgo.

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Finder chart for IC 3158 - Double Star in Virgo.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 3158 - Double Star in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.9°
Max altitude: 47.7°
Azimuth: 279.1°