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IC 510 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:03 | Tran: 9:50 | Set: 15:37
Alt: 4.81°   Az: 99.73°   Direction: East

IC 510 is a Galaxy Pair in the Hydra constellation. IC 510 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 510 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 510 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of IC 510 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

08h 33m 25s
-02° 14’ 50”
18h 42m 26s
03h 15m 52s

J2000

08h 32m 11s
-02° 09’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 510 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 510 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra star
Simplified finder chart for IC 510 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra.

Finder chart IC 510 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra star
Simplified finder chart for IC 510 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 510 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 510 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

Today's IC 510 - Galaxy Pair in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.2°
Max altitude: 36.3°
Azimuth: 267.8°