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IC 3350 - Double Star in Virgo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:50 | Tran: 9:35 | Set: 16:20
Alt: 34.48°   Az: 236.77°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 3350 is a Double Star in the Virgo constellation. IC 3350 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. Given its visual magnitude of 12.68, IC 3350 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of IC 3350 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 3350 - Double Star in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of IC 3350 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 28m 01s
+09° 18’ 19”
02h 57m 17s
15h 25m 19s

J2000

12h 26m 45s
+09° 26’ 33”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3350 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 3350 - Double Star in Virgo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3350 - Double Star in Virgo.

Finder chart IC 3350 - Double Star in Virgo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3350 - Double Star in Virgo.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 3350 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

12.86
12.68
11.08
10.84
10.83

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 3350 - 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: 80.7°
Max altitude: 47.8°
Azimuth: 279.3°