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IC 715 - Galaxy Pair in Crater

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:54 | Tran: 19:08 | Set: 0:23
Alt: 8.28°   Az: 244.97°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 715 is a Galaxy Pair in the Crater constellation. IC 715 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 715 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 715 - Galaxy Pair in Crater star
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DSS2 image of IC 715 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1 arcmin) and minor (1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 38m 12s
-08° 31’ 06”
04h 20m 11s
15h 58m 24s

J2000

11h 36m 55s
-08° 22’ 38”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 715 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 715 - Galaxy Pair in Crater.

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Finder chart for IC 715 - Galaxy Pair in Crater.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 715 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 715 is a visual representation of it.
1 arcmin
1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 715 - Galaxy Pair in Crater rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.5°
Max altitude: 30.0°
Azimuth: 261.5°