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IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices

Altitude: 42.0°   Azimuth: 239.0°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 803 is a Group of Galaxies in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 803 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 803 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices star
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DSS2 image of IC 803 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.

Key facts about IC 803

IC 803
Group of Galaxies
Coma Berenices

IC 803 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 42.0°
Azimuth: 239.0°
Direction: West-South-West

See also IC 803 rise and set times.

Available Resources for IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices

Apparent size of IC 803

The following table reports IC 803 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 803 is a visual representation of it.
1.2 arcmin
1.2 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 803

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 803 are provided in the following table:

12h 39m 37s
+16° 35’ 16”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 803 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices.

Finder chart IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices.

Rise and set times of IC 803 from your location

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

Today's IC 803 - Group of Galaxies in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.4°
Max altitude: 55.1°
Azimuth: 286.6°