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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:02 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:51
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IC 732 - Galaxy Pair in Leo

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:04 | Tran: 20:52 | Set: 4:44
Alt: 14.87°   Az: 75.95°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 732 is a Galaxy Pair in the Leo constellation. IC 732 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 732 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 732 - Galaxy Pair in Leo star
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DSS2 image of IC 732 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.1 arcmin) and minor (1.1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 47m 18s
+20° 18’ 06”
17h 54m 12s
05h 41m 31s

J2000

11h 46m 00s
+20° 26’ 34”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 732 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 732 - Galaxy Pair in Leo.

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Finder chart for IC 732 - Galaxy Pair in Leo.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 732 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 732 is a visual representation of it.
1.1 arcmin
1.1 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 732 - Galaxy Pair in Leo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.7°
Max altitude: 58.8°
Azimuth: 290.3°