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IC 953 - Other Classification in Centaurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:15 | Tran: 15:04 | Set: 17:53
Alt: -68.82°   Az: 353.28°   Direction: North

IC 953 is a Other Classification in the Centaurus constellation. IC 953 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 953 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 953 - Other Classification in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 953 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 56m 22s
-30° 24’ 13”
11h 48m 46s
01h 45m 08s

J2000

13h 54m 56s
-30° 16’ 59”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 953 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 953 - Other Classification in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 953 - Other Classification in Centaurus.

Finder chart IC 953 - Other Classification in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 953 - Other Classification in Centaurus.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 953 - Other Classification in Centaurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.4°
Max altitude: 8.1°
Azimuth: 239.6°