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IC 448 - HII Ionized region in Monoceros

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:57 | Tran: 15:32 | Set: 22:07
Alt: -30.01°   Az: 15.56°   Direction: North-North-East

IC 448 is a HII Ionized region in the Monoceros constellation. IC 448 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 448 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 448 - HII Ionized region in Monoceros star
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DSS2 image of IC 448 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (15 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 34m 07s
+07° 22’ 05”
12h 54m 11s
19h 28m 18s

J2000

06h 32m 44s
+07° 23’ 19”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 448 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 448 - HII Ionized region in Monoceros.

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Finder chart for IC 448 - HII Ionized region in Monoceros.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 448 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 448 is a visual representation of it.
15 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 448 - HII Ionized region in Monoceros rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.6°
Max altitude: 45.9°
Azimuth: 277.4°