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IC 3866 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:51 | Tran: 12:52 | Set: 20:53
Alt: 20.63°   Az: 280.14°   Direction: West

IC 3866 is a Galaxy Pair in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 3866 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 3866 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 3866 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 3866 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.6 arcmin) and minor (0.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 55m 27s
+22° 13’ 40”
05h 37m 33s
18h 33m 01s

J2000

12h 54m 15s
+22° 21’ 42”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 3866 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 3866 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3866 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices.

Finder chart IC 3866 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 3866 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 3866 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 3866 is a visual representation of it.
0.6 arcmin
0.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 3866 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.8°
Max altitude: 60.7°
Azimuth: 292.2°