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Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 4:52 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 21:03
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IC 80 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:03 | Tran: 9:41 | Set: 14:19
Alt: 5.78°   Az: 236.47°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 80 is a Galaxy Pair in the Cetus constellation. IC 80 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 80 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 80 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 80 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.2 arcmin) and minor (1.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 10m 06s
-15° 16’ 21”
03h 57m 08s
05h 07m 14s

J2000

01h 08m 50s
-15° 24’ 27”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 80 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 80 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

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Finder chart for IC 80 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 80 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 80 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 80 - Galaxy Pair in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.3°
Max altitude: 23.2°
Azimuth: 254.7°