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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:39
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IC 4601 - Nebula in Scorpius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 21:48 | Tran: 2:01 | Set: 6:10
Alt: -43.68°   Az: 64.22°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 4601 is a Nebula in the Scorpius constellation. IC 4601 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 4601 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 0.6667x0.6667 degrees (40.00x40.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 4601 - Nebula in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of IC 4601 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (20 arcmin) and minor (10 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 21m 47s
-20° 08’ 46”
14h 55m 41s
07h 17m 28s

J2000

16h 20m 17s
-20° 05’ 13”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4601 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 4601 - Nebula in Scorpius.

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Finder chart for IC 4601 - Nebula in Scorpius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4601 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4601 is a visual representation of it.
20 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 4601 - Nebula in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.1°
Max altitude: 18.4°
Azimuth: 249.9°