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Transit: 12:47 
Sunset: 18:20
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IC 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:06 | Tran: 3:37 | Set: 13:03
Alt: -5.40°   Az: 11.75°   Direction: North-North-East

IC 348 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Perseus constellation. IC 348 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 348 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 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus star
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DSS2 image of IC 348 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (10 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 46m 07s
+32° 14’ 21”
12h 55m 28s
16h 41m 36s

J2000

03h 44m 34s
+32° 09’ 46”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 348 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 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus.

Finder chart IC 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 348 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 348 is a visual representation of it.
10 arcmin
10 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 348 (Omicron Persei Cloud) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Perseus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.8°
Max altitude: 70.8°
Azimuth: 302.2°