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IC 4759 - Galaxy Pair in Pavo

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -31.65°   Az: 155.10°   Direction: South-South-East

IC 4759 is a Galaxy Pair in the Pavo constellation. IC 4759 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4759 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 4759 - Galaxy Pair in Pavo star
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DSS2 image of IC 4759 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.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 48m 04s
-63° 03’ 23”
20h 30m 54s
15h 18m 58s

J2000

18h 45m 41s
-63° 05’ 07”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4759 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 4759 - Galaxy Pair in Pavo.

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Finder chart for IC 4759 - Galaxy Pair in Pavo.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4759 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4759 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 4759 - Galaxy Pair in Pavo is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK