IC 5303 is a double star in Pisces
IC 5303 is a double star in the constellation Pisces . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding IC 5303 from Markab
Markab
IC 5303
PISCES
IC 5303 lies 15.3° south of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 5303 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 90°S.
The distance to IC 5303 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 5303
76 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7537, spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 7541, barred spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 7458, elliptical galaxy, 4.4° NGC 7716, spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 7585, lenticular galaxy, 4.9° NGC 7714, spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 7715, irregular galaxy, 5.0°
IC 5303 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations IC 5303 Type double star Right ascension (J2000) 23h 17.9m Declination (J2000) +00° 16′ Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page IC 5001 to 5500
