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IC 5079 - Star in Indus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -49.05°   Az: 234.10°   Direction: South-West

IC 5079 is a Star in the Indus constellation. IC 5079 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 5079 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 5079 - Star in Indus star
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DSS2 image of IC 5079 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 07m 37s
-56° 07’ 36”
07h 10m 55s
04h 18m 32s

J2000

21h 05m 44s
-56° 13’ 49”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5079 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 5079 - Star in Indus.

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Finder chart for IC 5079 - Star in Indus.

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 5079 - Star in Indus is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK