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IC 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus

Altitude: -42.6°   Azimuth: 250.3°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 4518 is a Galaxy Pair in the Lupus constellation. IC 4518 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

IC 4518
Galaxy Pair
Lupus

IC 4518 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -42.6°
Azimuth: 250.3°
Direction: West-South-West

See also IC 4518 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus

Apparent size of IC 4518

The following table reports IC 4518 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4518 is a visual representation of it.
2 arcmin
2 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 4518

The image below is a photograph of IC 4518 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 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus star
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DSS2 image of IC 4518 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2 arcmin) and minor (2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4518

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4518 are provided in the following table:

14h 57m 42s
-43° 07’ 54”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4518 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 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus.

Finder chart IC 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus.

Rise ans set times of IC 4518 from your location

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

IC 4518 - Galaxy Pair in Lupus is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt