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Sunrise: 5:03 
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Sunset: 20:50
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IC 5311 - Double Star in Pegasus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 1:02 | Tran: 8:32 | Set: 16:03
Alt: -0.64°   Az: 60.36°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 5311 is a Double Star in the Pegasus constellation. IC 5311 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 5311 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 5311 - Double Star in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of IC 5311 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 21m 54s
+17° 24’ 48”
16h 22m 28s
15h 44m 22s

J2000

23h 20m 38s
+17° 16’ 26”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5311 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 5311 - Double Star in Pegasus.

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Finder chart for IC 5311 - Double Star in Pegasus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 5311 - Double Star in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.6°
Max altitude: 55.9°
Azimuth: 287.4°