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IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici

Altitude: 15.5°   Azimuth: 317.9°   Direction: North-West

IC 3823 is a Star in the Canes Venatici constellation. IC 3823 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 3823 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of IC 3823 in the Red band.

Key facts about IC 3823

IC 3823
Star
Canes Venatici

IC 3823 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 15.5°
Azimuth: 317.9°
Direction: North-West

See also IC 3823 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 16.7, IC 3823 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici

Photometric information of IC 3823

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 3823 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).

16.7
14.71
14.35
14.19

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

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 3823

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 3823 are provided in the following table:

12h 49m 44s
+40° 53’ 00”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3823 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 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici.

Finder chart IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici.

Rise and set times of IC 3823 from your location

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

IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici is circumpolar and transits at 01:01 UTC (altitude: 79.4°)