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public Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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Other deep sky objects in Canes Venatici

IC 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Altitude: 57.4°   Azimuth: 261.2°   Direction: West

IC 4271 is a Galaxy Pair in the Canes Venatici constellation. IC 4271 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 4271 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of IC 4271 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 4271

IC 4271
Galaxy Pair
Canes Venatici

IC 4271 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 57.4°
Azimuth: 261.2°
Direction: West

See also IC 4271 rise and set times.
Available Resources for IC 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Apparent size of IC 4271

The following table reports IC 4271 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4271 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4271

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4271 are provided in the following table:

13h 29m 21s
+37° 24’ 42”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4271 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 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Finder chart IC 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Rise and set times of IC 4271 from your location

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

Today's IC 4271 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.6°
Max altitude: 75.9°
Azimuth: 307.4°