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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 4:58 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:55
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IC 4061 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 17.77°   Az: 311.96°   Direction: North-West

IC 4061 is a Galaxy Pair in the Canes Venatici constellation. IC 4061 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 4061 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 4061 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of IC 4061 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.5 arcmin) and minor (0.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 02m 08s
+39° 26’ 47”
07h 34m 01s
20h 36m 10s

J2000

13h 00m 57s
+39° 34’ 57”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4061 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 4061 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

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Finder chart for IC 4061 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4061 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4061 is a visual representation of it.
0.5 arcmin
0.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 4061 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici is circumpolar and transits at 20:55 UTC (altitude: 78.0°)