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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:55 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 20:59
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IC 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:48 | Tran: 14:03 | Set: 20:18
Alt: -22.96°   Az: 50.65°   Direction: North-East

IC 409 is a Galaxy Pair in the Orion constellation. IC 409 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 409 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 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion star
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DSS2 image of IC 409 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.95 arcmin) and minor (0.72 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 20m 54s
+03° 20’ 34”
15h 01m 59s
20h 22m 54s

J2000

05h 19m 33s
+03° 19’ 06”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 409 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 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion.

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Finder chart for IC 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 409 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 409 is a visual representation of it.
0.95 arcmin
0.72 arcmin
19°

Morphological Classification

IC 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion, Elliptical (E).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 409 - Galaxy Pair in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.7°
Max altitude: 41.9°
Azimuth: 273.3°