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IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 4.53°   Az: 17.83°   Direction: North-North-East

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

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

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

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 50m 53s
+40° 44’ 56”
13h 35m 03s
02h 25m 57s

J2000

12h 49m 44s
+40° 53’ 00”

Finder Chart

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.

Photometric Information

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.

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 3823 - Star in Canes Venatici is circumpolar and transits at 12:59 UTC (altitude: 79.3°)