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IC 104 - Double Star in Cetus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:12 | Tran: 11:04 | Set: 16:55
Alt: -0.15°   Az: 268.06°   Direction: West

IC 104 is a Double Star in the Cetus constellation. IC 104 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. Given its B magnitude of 8.79, IC 104 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 60-70mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of IC 104 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 104 - Double Star in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 104 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 25m 51s
-01° 19’ 30”
05h 54m 19s
07h 20m 10s

J2000

01h 24m 33s
-01° 27’ 24”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 104 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 104 - Double Star in Cetus.

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Finder chart for IC 104 - Double Star in Cetus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 104 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

8.79

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 104 - Double Star in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.3°
Max altitude: 37.2°
Azimuth: 268.7°