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IC 957 - Other Classification in Centaurus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:31 | Tran: 15:21 | Set: 18:10
Alt: 7.50°   Az: 190.29°   Direction: South

IC 957 is a Other Classification in the Centaurus constellation. IC 957 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 957 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 957 - Other Classification in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 957 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 57m 33s
-30° 21’ 28”
00h 47m 22s
14h 44m 55s

J2000

13h 56m 08s
-30° 14’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 957 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 957 - Other Classification in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 957 - Other Classification in Centaurus.

Finder chart IC 957 - Other Classification in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 957 - 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 957 - 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: 8.2°
Azimuth: 239.6°