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Sunrise: 5:05 
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Sunset: 20:48
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Other deep sky objects in Canes Venatici
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IC 3862 NED02 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Above the horizon.  Rise: 11:48 | Tran: 22:07 | Set: 8:31
Alt: 0.39°   Az: 339.08°   Direction: North-North-West

IC 3862 NED02 is a Galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation. IC 3862 NED02 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 3862 NED02 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 3862 NED02 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of IC 3862 NED02 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 55m 05s
+35° 57’ 05”
10h 15m 19s
23h 10m 25s

J2000

12h 53m 53s
+36° 05’ 19”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3862 NED02 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 3862 NED02 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici.

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Finder chart for IC 3862 NED02 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 3862 NED02 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.0°
Max altitude: 74.5°
Azimuth: 306.0°