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IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus

Altitude: -44.0°   Azimuth: 208.9°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 5173 is a Galaxy Pair in the Indus constellation. IC 5173 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

IC 5173
Galaxy Pair
Indus

IC 5173 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -44.0°
Azimuth: 208.9°
Direction: South-South-West

See also IC 5173 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus

Apparent size of IC 5173

The following table reports IC 5173 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5173 is a visual representation of it.
2.8 arcmin
2.8 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 5173

The image below is a photograph of IC 5173 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus star
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DSS2 image of IC 5173 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2.8 arcmin) and minor (2.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 5173

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 5173 are provided in the following table:

22h 14m 40s
-69° 21’ 59”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5173 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 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus.

Finder chart IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus.

Rise ans set times of IC 5173 from your location

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

IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt