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IC 4988 - Other Classification in Pavo

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -36.88°   Az: 159.27°   Direction: South-South-East

IC 4988 is a Other Classification in the Pavo constellation. IC 4988 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 4988 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 4988 - Other Classification in Pavo star
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DSS2 image of IC 4988 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 24m 18s
-69° 18’ 16”
20h 27m 03s
16h 51m 21s

J2000

20h 21m 46s
-69° 23’ 16”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4988 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 4988 - Other Classification in Pavo.

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Finder chart for IC 4988 - Other Classification in Pavo.

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 4988 - Other Classification in Pavo is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK