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IC 3862 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:00 | Tran: 22:19 | Set: 8:42
Alt: 52.21°   Az: 265.31°   Direction: West

IC 3862 is a Galaxy Pair in the Canes Venatici constellation. IC 3862 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 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 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of IC 3862 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.9 arcmin) and minor (0.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 55m 05s
+35° 56’ 58”
03h 15m 54s
16h 10m 59s

J2000

12h 53m 53s
+36° 05’ 12”

Finder Chart

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

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

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 3862 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 3862 is a visual representation of it.
0.9 arcmin
0.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

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

Azimuth: 54.1°
Max altitude: 74.5°
Azimuth: 305.9°