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IC 956 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:47 | Tran: 13:37 | Set: 21:27
Alt: 53.20°   Az: 137.40°   Direction: South-East

IC 956 is a Galaxy Pair in the Boötes constellation. IC 956 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 956 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 956 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of IC 956 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 55m 51s
+20° 36’ 02”
22h 17m 20s
12h 13m 11s

J2000

13h 54m 41s
+20° 43’ 17”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 956 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 956 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for IC 956 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

Finder chart IC 956 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for IC 956 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 956 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 956 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 956 - Galaxy Pair in Boötes rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.4°
Max altitude: 59.1°
Azimuth: 290.6°