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IC 4287 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices

Below the horizon.  Rise: 19:44 | Tran: 4:11 | Set: 12:34
Alt: -7.73°   Az: 329.70°   Direction: North-North-West

IC 4287 is a Galaxy Pair in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 4287 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 4287 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 4287 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 4287 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 33m 49s
+25° 18’ 45”
09h 45m 41s
23h 19m 31s

J2000

13h 32m 39s
+25° 26’ 27”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4287 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 4287 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices.

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Finder chart for IC 4287 - Galaxy Pair in Coma Berenices.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4287 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4287 is a visual representation of it.
1 arcmin
1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 4287 - 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: 64.7°
Max altitude: 63.8°
Azimuth: 295.3°