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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 7:40  
clear_day Transit: 11:47  
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IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor

Altitude: -44.2°   Azimuth: 88.9°   Direction: East

IC 5289 is a Galaxy Pair in the Sculptor constellation. IC 5289 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

IC 5289
Galaxy Pair
Sculptor

IC 5289 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -44.2°
Azimuth: 88.9°
Direction: East

See also IC 5289 rise and set times.
Available Resources for IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor

Apparent size of IC 5289

The following table reports IC 5289 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5289 is a visual representation of it.
0.7 arcmin
0.7 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 5289

The image below is a photograph of IC 5289 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 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor star
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DSS2 image of IC 5289 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.7 arcmin) and minor (0.7 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 5289

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 5289 are provided in the following table:

23h 11m 17s
-32° 27’ 15”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5289 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 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor.

Finder chart IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor.

Rise ans set times of IC 5289 from your location

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

Today's IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.5°
Max altitude: 6.1°
Azimuth: 237.5°