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Transit: 12:30 
Sunset: 19:12
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Other deep sky objects in Virgo
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IC 3281 - Other Classification in Virgo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:54 | Tran: 18:04 | Set: 0:15
Alt: 54.59°   Az: 250.95°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 3281 is a Other Classification in the Virgo constellation. IC 3281 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 3281 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 3281 - Other Classification in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of IC 3281 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 25m 45s
+07° 40’ 40”
02h 14m 11s
14h 39m 57s

J2000

12h 24m 28s
+07° 49’ 08”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3281 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 3281 - Other Classification in Virgo.

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Finder chart for IC 3281 - Other Classification in Virgo.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Jida, China
Latitude: 22° 15’ 16” N
Longitude: 113° 34’ 11” E
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Today's IC 3281 - Other Classification in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Jida, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 82.3°
Max altitude: 75.4°
Azimuth: 277.7°