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IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -45.50°   Az: 210.27°   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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

22h 16m 38s
-69° 14’ 22”
05h 40m 59s
03h 57m 38s

J2000

22h 14m 40s
-69° 21’ 59”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus.

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Finder chart for IC 5173 - Galaxy Pair in Indus.

Apparent Size

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK