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Other deep sky objects in Centaurus
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IC 955 - Other Classification in Centaurus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 16:40 | Tran: 19:29 | Set: 22:18
Alt: -59.09°   Az: 58.86°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 955 is a Other Classification in the Centaurus constellation. IC 955 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 955 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 955 - Other Classification in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 955 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 57m 11s
-30° 23’ 07”
14h 02m 34s
03h 59m 45s

J2000

13h 55m 42s
-30° 15’ 39”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 955 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 955 - Other Classification in Centaurus.

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Finder chart for IC 955 - 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 955 - 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°