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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:18 | Tran: 8:47 | Set: 11:16
Alt: 2.95°   Az: 202.45°   Direction: South-South-West

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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

23h 12m 39s
-32° 18’ 57”
01h 47m 18s
00h 59m 57s

J2000

23h 11m 17s
-32° 27’ 15”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor.

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Finder chart for IC 5289 - Galaxy Pair in Sculptor.

Apparent Size

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.3°
Max altitude: 6.2°
Azimuth: 237.7°