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IC 417 - HII Ionized region in Auriga

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:08 | Tran: 7:06 | Set: 17:01
Alt: 4.57°   Az: 35.85°   Direction: North-East

IC 417 is a HII Ionized region in the Auriga constellation. IC 417 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 417 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 0.4333x0.4333 degrees (26.00x26.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 417 - HII Ionized region in Auriga star
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DSS2 image of IC 417 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (13 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 29m 44s
+34° 26’ 33”
15h 00m 15s
20h 30m 00s

J2000

05h 28m 05s
+34° 25’ 26”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 417 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 417 - HII Ionized region in Auriga star
Simplified finder chart for IC 417 - HII Ionized region in Auriga.

Finder chart IC 417 - HII Ionized region in Auriga star
Simplified finder chart for IC 417 - HII Ionized region in Auriga.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 417 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 417 is a visual representation of it.
13 arcmin
10 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 417 - HII Ionized region in Auriga rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.6°
Max altitude: 73.0°
Azimuth: 304.4°