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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:43 
Transit: 13:00 
Sunset: 21:18
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IC 5049 - Galaxy Pair in Microscopium

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:43 | Tran: 4:10 | Set: 4:37
Alt: -40.16°   Az: 255.96°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 5049 is a Galaxy Pair in the Microscopium constellation. IC 5049 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 5049 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 5049 - Galaxy Pair in Microscopium star
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DSS2 image of IC 5049 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (1.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 49m 01s
-38° 19’ 15”
07h 16m 22s
04h 05m 23s

J2000

20h 47m 22s
-38° 24’ 56”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5049 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 5049 - Galaxy Pair in Microscopium.

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Finder chart for IC 5049 - Galaxy Pair in Microscopium.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 5049 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5049 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 5049 - Galaxy Pair in Microscopium rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.3°
Max altitude: 0.2°
Azimuth: 231.7°