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IC 5250 - Galaxy Pair in Tucana

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -19.91°   Az: 163.81°   Direction: South-South-East

IC 5250 is a Galaxy Pair in the Tucana constellation. IC 5250 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 5250 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 5250 - Galaxy Pair in Tucana star
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DSS2 image of IC 5250 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.5 arcmin) and minor (3.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 49m 00s
-64° 55’ 24”
21h 27m 06s
20h 16m 07s

J2000

22h 47m 20s
-65° 03’ 30”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5250 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 5250 - Galaxy Pair in Tucana.

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Finder chart for IC 5250 - Galaxy Pair in Tucana.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 5250 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5250 is a visual representation of it.
3.5 arcmin
3.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Naples NA (IT)
Latitude: 40° 51’ 07” N
Longitude: 14° 16’ 05” E
Timezone: Europe/Rome

IC 5250 - Galaxy Pair in Tucana is currently not visible from Naples NA (IT)