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IC 316 - Galaxy Pair in Perseus

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 61.31°   Az: 93.25°   Direction: East

IC 316 is a Galaxy Pair in the Perseus constellation. IC 316 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 316 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 316 - Galaxy Pair in Perseus star
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DSS2 image of IC 316 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

03h 23m 00s
+42° 01’ 09”
21h 19m 16s
00h 42m 17s

J2000

03h 21m 20s
+41° 55’ 50”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 316 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 316 - Galaxy Pair in Perseus.

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Finder chart for IC 316 - Galaxy Pair in Perseus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 316 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 316 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

IC 316 - Galaxy Pair in Perseus is circumpolar and transits at 18:06 UTC (altitude: 80.5°)